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. 2025 Nov 18;13(11):2813. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13112813
AD Alzheimer’s disease
PD Parkinson’s disease
NDs Νeurodegenerative Disorders
PPARs Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
PPARα Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PPARβ/δ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ
PAMPs Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns
PARP-1 Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
DAMPs Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns
CNS Central Nervous System
PRRs Pattern Recognition Receptors
TLRs Toll-like receptors
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor α
IL Interleukin
CCL2 C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
NFkB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
BBB Blood-brain-barrier
NO Nitric oxide
Beta-amyloid peptide
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
APP Amyloid precursor protein
NFTs Neurofibrillary tangles
UCP2 Uncoupling protein 2
CPT1 Carnitine palmityl transferase 1
JAK/STAT Janus kinase/signal transducer-activator of transcription
NAE N-acylethanolamine
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
PEA N-palmitoylethanolamine
GLT-1 Glutamate Transporter-1
PKC Protein kinase C
EAAT2 Excitarory amino acid transporter 2
GLAST/EAAT1 Glutamate transporter/Excitarory amino acid transporter 1
KYNA Kynurenic acid
CA1,2,3 Hippocampal regions
LTP Long-term potentiation
CREB Cyclic AMP-Response-Element-Binding Protein
OLE Oleuropein
TrkB Tropomyosin receptor kinase B
PFC Prefrontal cortex
NT Neurotrophin
ADAM10 A Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein
BACE1 Beta-Site APP cleaving enzyme 1
PPREs Peroxisome proliferator response elements
RXR Retinoid X receptor
CBP CREB-binding protein
IκBα NFkB Inhibitor
PGC1a Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
IDE Insulin-degrading enzyme
mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA
TFAM Transcription factor A, mitochondrial
VTA Ventral tegmental area
β2nAChRs β2-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
SNpc Substantia nigra pars compacta
PAM Proliferative-associated microglia
MPTP 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
GDNF Astrocytic glial-derived neurotrophic factor
IFNγ Interferone γ
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
HSF-1 Heat shock factor-1
GSK3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
CDK5 Cyclin-dependent kinase 5
NRF-1 Nuclear respiratory factor-1