| Aβ | Amyloid-β |
| Akt | Protein Kinase B |
| APOE4 | Apolipoprotein Epsilon 4 |
| AQP4 | Aquaporin-4 |
| ARG-1 | Arginase 1 |
| BBB | Blood–Brain Barrier |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein alpha |
| C1q | Complement component 1q |
| C3 | Complement component 3 |
| C5aR1 | C5a Receptor 1 |
| CD200-CD200R | CD200-CD200 Receptor |
| CR3 | Complement Receptor 3 |
| CREB1 | cAMP Response Element Binding Protein 1 |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase |
| GFAP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 beta |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| miR-124 | microRNA 124 |
| miR-155 | microRNA 155 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa B |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB |
| PDGFRβ | Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-β |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase |
| PU.1 | PU.1 (also known as SPI1) |
| Qalb | CSF/Plasma Albumin Ratio |
| Ser276 | Serine at position 276 |
| sPDGFRβ | soluble Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-β |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-α |
| TREM2 | Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells 2 |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |