| A1 | Pro-inflammatory reactive astrocyte phenotype |
| A2 | Anti-inflammatory reactive astrocyte phenotype |
| Aβ | 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 |