| Aβ | beta-amyloid |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| cAMP/PKA | cyclic adenosine monophosphate/protein kinase A |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COX | Cyclooxygenases |
| COX-1 | cyclooxygenase-1 |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| EP | E-prostanoid receptors |
| HE | Hericium erinaceus |
| IL | interleukins |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MIP-1α | macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NFAT | nuclear factor of activated T cells |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| Pb | lead |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PLCγ | phospholipase C gamma |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| RAF | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma kinase |
| Ras | rat sarcoma proto-oncogene |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF alpha | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TNFR2 | tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 |
| TrkB | tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| TXA2 | thromboxane A2 |
| TXB2 | thromboxane B2 |