| 3′ UTR | 3′ untranslated region |
| Aβ | Amyloid-beta |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AREs | Antioxidant Response Elements |
| BACE1 | B-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 |
| BACE1-AS | BACE1 natural antisense transcript |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| CDR1as | Cerebellar Degeneration-Related protein 1 antisense |
| circRNAs | Circular RNAs |
| ciRS-7 | Circular RNA sponge for miR-7 |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase |
| GLP | Good Laboratory Practice |
| H. erinaceus | Hericium erinaceus |
| IDE | Insulin-degrading enzyme |
| iPSC | Induced pluripotent stem cell |
| lncRNAs | Long non-coding RNAs |
| MALAT1 | Metastasis-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| miRNAs | MicroRNAs |
| mRNAs | Messenger RNAs |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| ncRNAs | Non-coding RNAs |
| NDPIH | N-de phenylethyl isohericerin |
| NEAT1 | Nuclear Enriched Abundant Transcript 1 |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| OPCs | Oligodendrocyte precursor cells |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| TrkA | Tropomyosin receptor kinase A |
| TrkB | Tropomyosin receptor kinase B |