| Aβ | amyloid-β |
| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| BAMs | border-associated macrophages |
| BBB | blood brain barrier |
| BM | bone marrow |
| BrdU | bromodeoxyuridine |
| C1q | complement component 1q |
| C3 | complement component 3 |
| C3aR | C3a anaphylatoxin receptor |
| C4 | complement component 4 |
| CAG | CMV early enhancer/chicken β actin |
| CCL2 | CC chemokine ligand 2 |
| CCR2 | CC chemokine receptor 2 |
| CD8 | cluster of differentiation 8 |
| CD11b | cluster of differentiation 11b |
| CD11c | cluster of differentiation 11c |
| CD11c-DNR | CD11c promoter–driven dominant-negative TGF-b receptor type II |
| CD36 | cluster of differentiation 36 |
| CD45 | cluster of differentiation 45 |
| CD47 | cluster of differentiation 47 |
| CD68 | cluster of differentiation 68 |
| CD93 | cluster of differentiation 93 |
| CD115 | cluster of differentiation 115 |
| CD163 | cluster of differentiation 163 |
| CD206 | cluster of differentiation206 |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CR3 | complement component 3 receptor |
| CSF1R | colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor |
| CX3CR1 | CX3C chemokine receptor 1 |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalitis |
| EMP | erythro-myeloid progenitors |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GA | glatiramer acetate |
| GCV | ganciclovir |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| GTP | guanosine triphosphate |
| HexB | hexosaminidase subunit beta |
| HSC | hematopoietic stem cell |
| HSVTK | herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase |
| Iba1 | ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| IL-4 | interleukin-4 |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| IL-12 | interleukin-12 |
| KO | knockout |
| Ly6C | lymphocyte antigen 6 complex locus C |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LXRs | liver X receptors |
| MBP | myelin binding protein |
| MCAO | middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| M-CSF | Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| MERTK | Mer tyrosine kinase |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NPCs | neural progenitor cells |
| Nr4a1 | nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1 |
| P2Y12 | P2Y purinoceptor 12 |
| Pbx1 | PBX Homeobox 1 |
| RPMI-1640 | Roswell Park Memorial Institute-1640 |
| Sall1 | SAL-like 1 |
| SCD1 | stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| Siglec-H | sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin H |
| SIRPα | signal regulatory protein α |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SLCs | solute carriers |
| Smad | mothers against decapentaplegic homolog |
| SR-A | scavenger receptor class A |
| STAT1 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages and microglia |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| TMEM119 | transmembrane protein 119 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| WNV | West Nile virus |