ANOVA	Analysis of variance
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
BCG	Bacillus Calmette–Guérin
BW	Body weight
CFU	Colony-forming units
CNS	Central Nervous System
CMD	Common mental disorders
DEX	Dexamethasone
EAE	Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
GCs	Glucocorticoids
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
H	High
HPA	Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis
IL	Interleukin
IGCs	Inhaled GCs
IN	Intranasal delivery
IFNγ	Interferon-gamma
IV	Intravenously
L	Low
LMA	Locomotor activity
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
M	Medium
MCAO	Middle cerebral artery occlusion
MDRTB	Multidrug-resistant TB
Mtb	Mycobacterium tuberculosis
NSAIDs	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
OADC	Oleic acid, albumin, dextrose and catalase
pHDIPS	Protected head dips
REML	Mixed-effects model
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SAP	Stretched attend postures
SEM	The standard error of the mean
TO	Time spent by mice on the open arm
TB	Tuberculosis
TNFα	Tumour necrosis factor-alpha
uHDIPS	Unprotected head dips
WHO	World Health Organization