| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| APP | Amyloid preursor protein |
| ARG1 | Arginase 1 |
| BIRC2 | Baculoviral IAP Repeat Containing 2 |
| C1Q | Complement component |
| CCL | C-C motif ligand (chemokine) |
| CD74 | Cluster of Differentiation 74 |
| CRYBB1 | Crystallin Beta B1 |
| CSF1R | Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor |
| CTS | Cathepsin |
| CXCL10 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 |
| CX3CR1 | CX3C chemokine receptor 1 |
| FACS | Fluorescenece-activated cell sorting |
| FCGBP | Fc fragment of IgG binding protein |
| GAMs | Glioma-associated microglia and macrophages |
| GBM | Glioblastoma multiforme |
| HAMP | Hepcidin antimicrobial peptide |
| HLA-DP, -DQ, -DR | Human leukocyte antigens |
| HSPs | Heat Shock Proteins, |
| IBSP | Integrin binding sialoprotein |
| IDH | Isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| IFI44L | Interferon (IFN)-inducible 44 like |
| IFITs | Interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 β |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IRF7 | Interferon responsive factor 7 |
| ITAM | Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif |
| ITIMs | Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motifs |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MACS | Magnetic-activated cell sorting |
| MCM6 | Minichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 6 |
| MERTK | Mer tyrosine kinase |
| MHC-II | major histocompatibility complex class II |
| MRC1 | Mannose receptor 1 |
| MS4A7 | Membrane spanning 4-domains A7 |
| MT | Metallothioneins |
| P2RY12 | Purinergic receptor P2Y |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death protein ligand 1 |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PF-4 | Platelet factor 4 |
| PLTP | Phospholipid transfer protein |
| PS1 | Presenilin 1 |
| SELPLG | P-Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand 1 |
| SHP1 | Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1 |
| SPP1 | Secreted phosphoprotein 1 |
| STAB1 | Stabilin 1, |
| STAT1 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TILs | Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes |
| TMEM119 | Transmembrane protein 119 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TREM2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |