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. 2023 Nov 16;28(22):7631. doi: 10.3390/molecules28227631
AD Alzheimer’s disease
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