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. 2025 Jul 10;17(14):2286. doi: 10.3390/nu17142286
A1 Pro-inflammatory reactive astrocyte phenotype
A2 Anti-inflammatory reactive astrocyte phenotype
Amyloid-β
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
AD Alzheimer’s Disease
ANS Autonomic Nervous System
APP Amyloid Precursor Protein
BBB Blood–Brain Barrier
BDNF Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
cAMP Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
CNS Central Nervous System
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CRF Corticotropin-Releasing Factor
CX3CL1 Chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand 1
CX3CR1 Chemokine (C-X3-C motif) receptor 1
DAMPs Danger-Associated Molecular Patterns
ENS Enteric Nervous System
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FMT Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
GABA Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
GDNF Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
GPCR G Protein-Coupled Receptor
HDAC Histone Deacetylase
HPA Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (Axis)
IL Interleukin
iNOS Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
IP3 Inositol Triphosphate
LDH Lactate Dehydrogenase
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MCFA Medium-Chain Fatty Acid
MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment
MCT Monocarboxylate Transporter
MHC Major Histocompatibility Complex
MIP Macrophage Inflammatory Protein
MPTP 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
NaB Sodium Butyrate
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of Activated B cells
NGF Nerve Growth Factor
NFT Neurofibrillary Tangles
NO Nitric Oxide
NOS Nitric Oxide Synthase
NVU Neurovascular Unit
PET Positron Emission Tomography
PGC-1α Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha
PRRs Pattern Recognition Receptors
PSEN1/2 Presenilin 1 and 2
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
RNS Reactive Nitrogen Species
SCFA Short-Chain Fatty Acid
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor Beta
TLR Toll-Like Receptor
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
ZO-1 Zonula Occludens-1