Abbreviations

AA                   Amino acids

cAMP              Cyclic adenosine monophosphatase

AR                  Adrenergic receptor

AZA                Azathioprin (drug)

BBB               Blood-Brain-Barrier

CD4+             Autoimmune (aggressive) T-Lymphocyte, type CD4+

CD8+             Autoimmune (aggressive) T-Lymphocyte, type CD8+

CMP              Cow Milk Protein

COP              Copolymer-1 (Copraxone, Glatimer-acetate = drug)

CNS            Central nervous system

CSF              Cerebrospinal fluid

CT                Computed tomography

EAE              Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

EAN              Autoimmune experimental neuritis

EBM             Evidence-Based Medicine

EBV              Epstein-Barr virus

EDSS           Expanded Disability Severity Scale

EPA              Eicosapentaen Acid (in fish oil)

FDA              Food and Drug Agency (USA)

FTY              Fingolimod (drug)

GBP             Gabapentin (drug)

GBS           Guillain-Barre syndrome

GSH            Glutathione

Hg                Mercury (chem.)

HHV           Human herpes virus type

HTLV-1         Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1

IFN               Interferon

IFNB             Interferon-beta (drug)

Ig               Immune globulin

IL                  Interleukin (1-20)

IMPDH          Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase

IVIG              Intravenous immuneglobulin-G (drug)

LPS             Lipopolysaccharide

LT                 Leukotriene

MBP              Myelin basic protein

MIT                Mitoxantrone (drug)

MMF             Mycophenolate mofetil (drug)

MMP             Matrix metalloproteinases

MOG             Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein

MRI               Magnetic resonance imaging

MS                Multiple Sclerosis (but I guess you know now?)

MSRV           MS-Associated Retrovirus

Nab              Neutralizing antibodies

NO               Nitric Oxide (chem.)

OLI               Oligodendrocytes

PAF              Platelet-activating factor

PAI               Plasminogen activator inhibitor

PBMNC        Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

PDE             Phosphodiesterase

PG               Prostaglandin

PP-MS         Primary progressive MS

RCT             Randomized controlled trial

RR-MS         Relapsing-remittant MS

S1P              Sphingosine-1-phosphate (receptor)

Se                Selenium (chem.)

SP-MS         Secondary progressive MS

TACE           TNF-alpha converting enzyme

TGF             Transforming Growth Factor

TNF-a           Tumor necrosis factor alpha

t-PA              Tissue-type plasminogen activator

u-PA             Urokinase (drug)

Vit.                Vitamin