| 5HT | Serotonin |
| 5-HT system | Serotonergic system |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | Amyloid β |
| AβO | Amyloid β oligomers |
| AC | Adenylate cyclase |
| ACC | Anterior cingulate cortex |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| sAPPα | Secreted form of APP |
| AQP4 | Aquaporin-4 |
| BChE | Butyrylcholinesterase |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CVS | Cardiovascular system |
| DRN | Dorsal raphe nucleus |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| LTD | Long-term depression |
| LTP | Long-term potentiation |
| mAHP | Medium-duration afterhyperpolarization |
| MDD | Major depressive disorder |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| MRN | Median raphe nucleus |
| NMDAR | NMDA receptor |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear respiratory factor 2 |
| PANoptosis | Pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis |
| PFC | Prefrontal cortex |
| PNS | Peripheral nervous system |
| PrPc | Cellular prion protein |
| pTau | Tau protein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCN | Suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SERT | Serotonin transporter |
| SSRIs | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
| TIM | Translocase of the inner membrane |
| TOM | Translocase of the outer membrane |