Ab	Amyloid-beta
ACAN	Aggrecan
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADAMTS	A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin motifs
Akt	Protein kinase B, “AK” derived from AK mice, “t” from thyoma
ALS	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
APP	Alzheimer Amyloid Precursor Proteoglycan
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BEHAB	Brain-enriched hyaluronan-binding (Brevican)
BGAN	Biglycan
CALEB	Acidic leucine-rich EGF-like domain-containing brain protein
CLEVER	Common lymphatic endothelial and vascular endothelial receptor-1
CNS/PNS	Central nervous system/peripheral nervous system
CS	Chondroitin sulphate
CUB	Complement C1r/C1s, Uegf, Bmp1
DEC	Decorin
DS	Dermatan sulphate
α-DG	α-dystroglycan
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
pEGFR	Phosphorylated EGF receptor
EMILIN	Elastin microfibril interface-located protein
pERK	Phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FMOD	Fibromodulin
G1, G2, G3	Globular domains G1, G2, G3
GAG	Glycosaminoglycan
GHAP	Glial HA-binding protein
HA	Hyaluronan
HABP2	Hyaluronan-binding protein-2
HAI-1, 2	Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1, 2
HAPLN2	Hyaluronan link protein-2
HARE	HA Receptor for Endocytosis
HC	Heavy chain
HS	Heparan sulphate
HNK	Human natural killer trisaccharide
IHABP4	Intracellular HA-binding protein-4
ITI	Inter-α-trypsin inhibitor
KER	Keratocan
KS	Keratan sulphate
LARGE	Glycosyltransferase-like protein encoded by the LARGE gene, a gene associated with muscular dystrophy
LAYN	Layilin
LG-1, 2, 3	Laminin-G domains-1, 2, 3
Lrp4	LDL Receptor-Related Protein 4
LUM	Lumican
LYVE-1	Lymphocyte vascular endothelial cell-1
MAP1B	Microtubule-Associated Protein 1B
MMP	Matrix metalloprotease
NCAM	Neural cell adhesion molecule
NG2	Neural glial proteoglycan-2
NGC	Neuroglycan-C
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NMJ	Neuromuscular junction
PEP-1	A synthetic HA-binding peptide, GAHWQFNALTVR
PGs	Proteoglycans
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PNNs	Perineuronal nets
PRELP	Prolargin, proline/arginine-rich and leucine-rich repeat protein
PTP	Protein tyrosine phosphatase
RHAMM	Receptor for HA-mediated motility
RPTP	Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase
SARCO	Sarcoidosis
SC	Spinal cord
SCI	Spinal cord injury
SHAP	Serum hyaluronan protein
SPACRCAN	Sialoprotein associated with cones and rods proteoglycan
STAB	Stabilin
SV2	Synaptic vesicle proteoglycan-2
TFPI	Tissue factor proteinase inhibitor
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TLR-4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNFα	Tumour necrosis factor-α
TSG-6	Tumour necrosis factor inducible gene 6 protein
VEGF	Vascular endothelial cell growth factor
Wnt	Wingless/int