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. 2021 Nov 15;10(11):3177. doi: 10.3390/cells10113177
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