| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| BBB | blood brain barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CFU | colony-forming unit |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CoaR | coagulase R domain |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| DA | dopamine |
| DOM | domain |
| EDL | extensor digitorum longus |
| FlaB | Flagellin B |
| FVB | Friend virus B |
| GDNF | glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GFP | green fluorescence protein |
| GRAS | generally recognized as safe |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| HTL | helper T lymphocyte |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| mAb | monoclonal antibody |
| METH | methamphetamine |
| MEV | multiepitope vaccine |
| MN | motor neurons |
| NMJ | neuromuscular junction |
| NP | nanoparticles |
| NPY-Cre | neuropeptide Y-Cre recombinase |
| OPS | O-specific polysaccharide |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PEISH | thiolated poly(ethylene imine) |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PS | polysaccharide |
| PSMA | prostate-specific membrane antigen |
| SC | spinal cord |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SOL | soleus |
| Tem 1 | tumor endothelial marker 1 |
| TEVp | tobacco etch virus protease |
| TLR5 | Toll-like receptor 5 |
| TPC | total protein content |
| TTd | tetanus toxoid |
| TTFC | tetanus toxin fragment C |
| Trx | thioredoxin |