| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ALC | Absolute lymphocyte count |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cells |
| ARR | Annualized relapse rate |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BTKi | Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| CCR7+ | C-C chemokine receptor type 7 |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CIS | Clinically isolated syndrome |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COX-1 | Cyclooxygenase-1 |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DCK | Deoxycytidine kinase |
| DHODH | Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase |
| DMF | Dimethyl fumarate |
| DMT | Disease-modifying therapy |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EAE | Experimental autoimmune encephalopathy |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| EDSS | Expanded Disability Status Scale |
| e.g., | Exempli gratia |
| EU | European Union |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FOXA1+ | Forkhead box protein A1 |
| FOXP3 | Forkhead box P3 |
| GA | Glatiramer acetate |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HCA2 | Hydroxy-carboxylic acid receptor 2 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor -1α |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| i.e., | Id est |
| i.v. | Intravenous |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IFNAR | Interferon-alpha/beta receptor |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRIS | Immune reconstitution inflammatory Syndrome |
| ITP | Immune thrombocytopenic purpura |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinases/signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins |
| JCV | John Cunningham virus |
| LLN | Lower limit of normal |
| LN | Lymph nodes |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| MMF | Monomethylfumarate |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| MMF | Monomethylfumarate |
| MOG | Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| MX1 | Interferon-induced GTP-binding protein Mx1 |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NCI- | National Cancer Institute Common |
| CTAE | Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor ‘kappa-light-chain- enhancer’ of activated B-cells |
| NK cells | Natural killer cells |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PLP | Proteolipidprotein |
| PML | Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
| PP | Peyers patches |
| PPMS | Primary progressive multiple sclerosis |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RRMS | Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis |
| S1P | Sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| SPMS | Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| Th1/2 cells | T helper 1/2 cells |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |
| US | United States |
| VCAM | Vascular cell adhesion molecule |
| VLA | Very late antigen |
| vs. | Versus |
| VZV | Varicella-zoster virus |