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. 2023 Jun 15;15:1201982. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1201982
Abbreviation  Full name
ABCA7  ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 7
ACT  Antichymotrypsin
AD  Alzheimer’s disease
ADAM  A disintegrin and metalloprotease
ADO  Adenosine
ADSP  AD Sequencing Project
AKAP9  A-kinase anchor protein 9
ALS  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ANXA1  Annexin A1
AP-1  Activator protein 1
APP  Amyloid precursor protein
Arg-1  Arginase 1
ATP  Adenosine triphosphate
 Amyloid beta
BAI1  Brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor 1
BBB  Blood-brain barrier
BBG  Brilliant blue G
BDNF  Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BIN1  Bridging integrator 1
BITC  Benzyl isothiocyanate
C2CD3  C2 Domain Containing 3 Centriole Elongation Regulator
CaMKKβ  Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase-β
CAR-Ps  Chimeric antigen receptor-phagocytic receptors
CD33  Siglec-3
CLEAR  Coordinated lysosomal expression and regulation
CLSTN2  Calsyntenin 2
CNS  Central Nervous System
CR1  Complement receptor 1
CTNNA2  N-catenin and Catenin alpha-2
CX3CR1  CX3C chemokine receptor 1
DAM  Disease-associated microglia
DAMPs  Danger-associated molecular patterns
EAE  Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
ECM  Extracellular matrix
ERK1/2  Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
EXOC5  Exocyst complex component 5
FERMT2  Fermitin family homolog 2
FNBP1L  Formin-binding protein 1-like
GAS2L2  GAS2-like protein 2
Gas6  Growth arrest-specific protein 6
GPCRs  G-protein-coupled receptors
GULP1  PTB domain-containing engulfment adapter protein 1
GWAS  Genome-wide association studies
HO-1  Heme oxygenase-1
IκB  Inhibitors of NF-κB
IKK  IκB kinase
IL-4  Interleukin 4
IRAK  Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase
JAK/STAT  Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription
KIF2A  Kinesin heavy chain member 2A
LAP  LC3-associated phagocytosis
LHX9  LIM Homeobox 9
LKB1  Liver kinase B1
LOAD  Late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease
LPC  Lipocortin
LPS  Lipopolysaccharide
LRP1  LDL-receptor-associated protein 1
LTD  Long-term depression
LTP  Long-term potentiation
MAPK  Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MFG-E8  Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein
MS  Multiple sclerosis
MyD88  Myeloid differentiation factor 88
NALCN  Sodium Leak Channel, Non-Selective
NDRG2  NDRG Family Member 2
NF-κB  Nuclear factor-κB
NFTs  Neurofibrillary tangles
NICD  Notch intracellular domain
NLRs  Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors
NO  Nitric oxide
NOX  Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
NSF  Vesicle-fusing ATPase
OECs  Olfactory ensheathing cells
P2 × 7R  P2 × 7 receptor
PAMP  Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PILRA  Paired immunoglobin-like type 2 receptor alpha
PI3K  Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PGC-1α  Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α
PKB  Protein kinase B
PLC  Phospholipase C
PPAR-γ  Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PRKCH  Protein kinase C
PRRs  Pattern recognition receptors
PSD-95  Postsynaptic density protein-95
PSEN1  Presenilin 1
PtdSer  Phosphatidylserine
RAGE  Receptor for advanced glycation end products
Rac1  Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
RIPK1  Receptor-interacting serine/threonine kinase 1
ROS  Reactive oxygen species
RXRs  Retinoid X receptors
S1P  Sphingosine-1-phosphate
SAP  Serum amyloid protein
SAβ  Soluble amyloid beta
SEL1L  Suppressor of lin-12-like protein 1
sFKN  Soluble fractalkine
SIGLECs  Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins
SIRPα  Signal-regulatory protein alpha
Sirt1  Sirtuin 1
SLC24A4  Solute carrier family 24 member 4
SNP  Single nucleotide polymorphism
SOCS  Suppressor of cytokine signaling
SORL1  Sortilin related receptor 1
SRA  Scavenger receptor A
SR-A1  Class A1 scavenger receptors
SR-MARCO  Scavenger receptor and macrophage receptor with collagenous structure
STAT  Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
STC  Synaptic tagging and capture
SYTL3  Synaptotagmin-like 3
TAM  Tyrosine kinases
TAK1  Transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase-1
TDP-43  43 kDa TARDNA binding protein
TFEB  Transcription factor EB
TFEC  Transcription factor EC
MITF  Microphthalmia-transcription-factor
TG2  Transglutaminase 2
TIAF1  TGFB1-induced antiapoptotic factor 1
TLR s  Toll-like receptors
TMEM132A  Transmembrane Protein 132A
TNF  Tumor necrosis factor
TRAF6  Tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor-6
TREM2  Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
VR  Vitronectin receptor
WES  Whole exome sequencing
WGS  Whole genome sequencing
WNT7A  Wnt Family Member 7A
ZNF655  Zinc Finger Protein 655