| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | Amyloid β-protein |
| NFT | Neurofibrillary tangle |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| NVU | Neurovascular unit |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| BMECs | Brain microvascular endothelial cells |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| AQP4 | Aquaporin-4 |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor-BB |
| BM | Basement membrane |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| BACE1 | β-amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 |
| LRP-1 | Low-density lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 1 |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts |
| CAA | Cerebral amyloid angiopathy |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens protein 1 |
| PECAM-1/CD31 | Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| ICAM | Intercellular adhesion molecule |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| ETS | Erythroid transformation-specific |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappaB |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartic acid |
| AMPA | Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NLRP3 | N=Nucleotide-binding domain-like receptor protein 3 |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| PTS | Pterostilbene |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| Bax | BCL-2-associated X |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| PSD95 | Postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| PDE4 | Phosphodiesterase4 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| AMPK | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| Ht22 | Mouse hippocampal neuronal cells |
| GA | Gallic acid |
| ADAM10 | A disintegrin and metalloprotease 10 |
| LTP | Long-term potentiation |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin gallate |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| LC3 | II microtubule-associated proteins light chain 3 II |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| TrkB | Tropomyosin-related kinase B |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-1ike ECH-associated protein l |
| GSSG | Glutathione disulfide |
| BAI | Baicalin |
| Cyt-C | Cytochrome-c |
| Sal | Salidroside |
| D-gal | D-galactosamine |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| NeuN | Neuron-specific nuclear protein |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ICA | Icariin |
| Wnt | Wingless-related integration site |
| PFC | Prefrontal cortex |
| MAP2 | Microtubule-associated protein 2 |
| PNTS | Panax notoginseng Total Saponins |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| AS-IV | Astragaloside IV |
| SalA | Salvianic acid A |