AJ	Adherens junction
APC	Antigen presenting cell
ASM	Acid sphingomyelinase
β2AR	β2-adrenergic receptor
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BCSFB	Blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier
CEACAM	Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules
CNS	Central nervous system
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
CVO	Circumventricular organ
ECM	Extracellular matrix
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
GDF	Growth differentiation factor
GLUT1	Glucose transporter 1
HSPG	Heparin sulfate proteoglycan
IMD	Invasive meningococcal disease
JAM	Junction adhesion molecule
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAGUK	Membrane-associated guanylate kinase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated kinase
MARVELD3	MARVEL domain-containing protein 3
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MLST	Multi locus sequence typing
MMP	Matrix metalloprotease
MRT	Magnetic resonance tomography
N. meningitidis	Neisseria mengitidis
ORF	Open reading frame
PC-PLC	Phosphatidylcholine specific phospholipase C
pdhC	Pyruvate dehydrogenase subunit
PECAM	Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule
PLVAP	Plasmalemma vesicle-associated protein
Pgp	P-glycoprotein
PRR	Pattern recognition receptor
SAS	Subarachnoidal space
SLC	Solute carrier
ssm	Single strand mispairing
TAMP	Tight junction–associated MARVEL protein
TEER	Transepithelial electrical resistance
TJ	Tight junction
Tfp	Type IV pilus
TLR	Toll like receptor
VE-cadherin	vascular endothelial cadherin
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
ZO	Zonula occludens