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. 2025 Mar 6;17(5):922. doi: 10.3390/nu17050922
5-HT Serotonin
α-LA α-lipoic acid
Beta amyloid
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
AD Alzheimer’s diseas
Akt Protein kinase B
ALA α-linolenic acid
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
APP Amyloid precursor protein
βHB D-β-hydroxybutyrate
BACE1 Beta-secretase 1
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BuChE Butyrylcholinesterase
CAA Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
cAMP Cyclic AMP
CAT Catalase
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid
GABA γ-aminobutyric acid
GM Gut microbiota
GSH-Px Glutathione peroxidase
GSK3 Glycogen synthase kinase 3
H2S Hydrogen sulfide
Hcy Homocysteine
HO-1 Heme oxygenase
IL Interleukin
iNOS Nitric oxide synthases
kMCT Ketogenic medium-chain triglyceride
LA linoleic acid
LC L-carnitine
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
LRR Leucine-rich repeat
MAO Monoamine oxidase
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MedDiet Mediterranean diet
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NFκB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NFT Neurofibrillary tangles
NLRP3 Pyrin domain-containing protein 3
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
NO Nitric oxide
NOD Nucleotide-binding domain
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2
NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinases
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SIRT Sirtuin
SCFA Short-chain fatty acid
SOD Superoxide dismutase
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TMAO Trimethylamine N-oxide
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
ϖ-3 Omega-3