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. 2025 Oct 18;15(10):1121. doi: 10.3390/brainsci15101121
6-OHDA 6-Hydroxydopamine
HSP70 70 kilodalton heat shock proteins
AD Alzheimer’s disease
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AS Ankylosing spondylitis
ADB Anxiety and depression-like behavior
ApoE Apolipoprotein E
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma-2
Bax Bcl-2-associated X protein
BPA Brachial plexus avulsion
BP Blood pressure
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BrdU Bromodeoxyuridine
CREB cAMP response element-binding protein
cTnI Cardiac troponin I
CV Cardiovascular
Cas-3 Caspase-3
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CHF Chronic heart failure
CC16 Clara cell protein
CWS Cold-water swimming
CIA Collagen-induced arthritis
CuNP Copper nanoparticles
CRP C-reactive protein
CKMB Creatine kinase MB
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
DCM Diabetic cardiomyopathy
DPN Diarylpropionitrile
DBPs Disinfection by-products
DA Dopamine
DR2 Dopamine type 2 receptor
EA Electroacupuncture
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
eWAT Epididymal white adipose tissue
EMT Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EXE Exercise
EAE Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
FBG Fasting blood glucose
FATP-4 Fatty acid transport protein 4
FNDC5 Fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5
FeNO Fractional exhaled nitric oxide
FED Fructose-enriched diet
GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GLUT4 Glucose transporter type 4
GR Glutathione reductase
GSH Glutathione
GSK-3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
HRR Heart rate reserve
HRV Heart rate variability
HDL High-density lipoprotein
HFD High-fat diet
HIIT High-intensity interval training
HS High-sodium
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HDAC3 Histone deacetylase 3
HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance index
IgA Immunoglobulin A
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
I-κB Inhibitor of kappa B
IR Insulin resistance
IGF-1 Insulin-like Growth Factor-1
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IRAK1 Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1
IL-10 Interleukin-10
IL-2 Interleukin-2
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-4 interleukin-4
ICV Intracerebroventricular
ISO Isoproterenol
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
Macrophages
MDA Malondialdehyde
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
MMP-13 Matrix metalloproteinase-13
VO2max Maximal oxygen uptake
MET Metformin
MPTP Mitochondrial permeability transition pore
MCP-1 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1
MS Multiple sclerosis
MI Myocardial infarction
NAC N-acetylcysteine
NCAM Neural cell adhesion molecule
NeuN Neuronal nuclei
NAD Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NO Nitric oxide
NAFLD Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NSAIDs Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
ND Normal diet
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa light-chain-enhancer of activated B lymphocytes
NOD Non-obese diabetic
NLRP1 NLR family pyrin domain containing 1
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
OA Osteoarthritis
OVX Ovariectomized
OS Oxidative stress
PD Parkinson’s disease
PLIN2 Perilipin-2
PPAR-γ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PPAR-α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PTX3 Pentraxin 3
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PBMT Photobiomodulation therapy
pIgR Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor
PSD95 Postsynaptic density 95
PFN1 Profilin-1
PGC-1α Proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha
PPT Propyl pyrazole triol
Akt Protein kinase B
RBC Red blood cell
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand
RVH Renovascular hypertension
RA Rheumatoid arthritis
sIgA Secretory immunoglobulin A
SCD1 Severe combined immunodeficiency 1
SG Sebaceous gland
SEMA3A Semaphorin 3A
SS Serotonergic system
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
SCRI Skibinski’s cardio-respiratory index
STZ Streptozotocin
SOD Superoxide dismutase
ST Swimming training
SNS Sympathetic nervous system
sWAT Substance white adipose tissue
SP-D Surfactant protein D
SBP Systolic blood pressure
TRAF6 TNF receptor-associated factor 6
TLR-4 Toll-like receptor 4
TCA Total antioxidant capacity
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
T1D Type 1 diabetes
T2D Type 2 diabetes
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
ZDF Zucker diabetic fatty
α7nAChR α7nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
β-Amyloid peptide