| 3-HAA | 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid |
| 3-HAO | 3-hydroxyanthranilate oxidase |
| 3-HK | 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine |
| 9HP | 9-hole peg test |
| AA | anthranilic acid |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| Aβ | β-amyloid |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| BICAMS | brief international cognitive assessment for multiple sclerosis |
| BVMT-R | brief visuospatial memory test |
| CDA | confirmed disability accumulation |
| CGRP | calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| CI | cognitive impairment |
| CIS | clinically isolated syndrome |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CVLT-II | California verbal learning test |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| DMT | disease modifying therapy |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| ECL | electrochemiluminscent assay |
| EDSS | expanded disability status scale |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GPR35 | orphan G-protein coupled receptor |
| HTT | huntingtin gene |
| IDO | indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| JCV | John Cunningham virus |
| KAT | kynurenine aminotransferase |
| KMO | kynurenine 3-monooxygenase |
| KP | kynurenine pathway |
| KYNA | kynurenic acid |
| L-KYN | L-kynurenine |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| mCGL | macular ganglion cell layer |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| MSFC | multiple sclerosis functional composite |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADP+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NEDA | no evidence of disease activity |
| NfL | neurofilament |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartate |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| ON | optic neuritis |
| OPN | osteopontin |
| PASAT | paced auditory serial adding test |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PetCO2 | end-tidal partial pressure of CO2 |
| PIRA | progression independent from relapse activity |
| PIRMA | progression independent from relapse and MRI activity |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ |
| PPMS | primary progressive multiple sclerosis |
| QoL | quality of life |
| QUIN | quinolinic acid |
| RA | radial artery |
| RGC | retinal ganglion cell |
| RIS | radiologically isolated syndrome |
| RNFL | retinal nerve fiber layer |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RRMS | relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis |
| SDMT | symbol digit modalities test |
| SiMoA | single molecular array |
| SPMS | secondary progressive multiple sclerosis |
| STA | superficial temporal artery |
| T25W | timed 25-feet walk test |
| TDO | tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| VMCA | blood flow velocity of the middle cerebral artery |
| WBA | whole brain atrophy |
| WHO | World Health Organization |