| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | Amyloid-β |
| MCI | Mild cognitive impairment |
| PE | Perilla frutescens extract |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B |
| SAPK/JNK | Stress-Activated Protein Kinase/c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| CREB | cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |