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. 2026 Mar 30;27(7):3127. doi: 10.3390/ijms27073127
AD Alzheimer’s disease
AIM2 receptors absent in melanoma 2 receptors
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
ApoE4 apolipoprotein E4
ASC apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
ASD autism spectrum disorder
ATP adenosine triphosphate
Aβ amyloid-beta
BBB blood–brain barrier
BD bipolar disorder
cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CAT catalase
CCL2 C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
CCL20 C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
CLIC chloride intracellular channels
CNS central nervous system
CoQ coenzyme Q10
COX-2 cyclooxygenase 2
CRP C-reactive protein
CXCL2 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
DAMPs damage-associated molecular patterns
Drp1 dynamin-related protein 1
ECM extracellular matrix
ER endoplasmic reticulum
ETC electron transport chain
fMRI Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid
GLT-1 glutamate transporter-1
GMF glial maturation factor
GSDMD gasdermin D
GSH glutathione
HGMB1 high-mobility group box 1
HPA hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal
IDO indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
IL-1β interleukin 1β
IL-18 interleukin 18
IMM inner mitochondrial membrane
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
iPSC induced pluripotent stem cells
LO lipoxygenase
LRR leucine-rich repeat
MAM mitochondria-associated membranes
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAPKs mitogen-activated protein kinases
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDD major depressive disorder
MMPs metalloproteinases
mtDNA mitochondrial DNA
mtROS mitochondrial reactive oxygen species
MyD88 myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NAC N-acetyl-L-cysteine
NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NEK7 NIMA-related kinase 7
NFTs neurofibrillary tangles
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
NLRC4 NLR family CARD domain-containing protein 4
NLRP1 NLR family pyrin domain-containing protein 1
NLRP3 nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat family, pyrin domain-containing protein 3
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
NO nitric oxide
NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NLR nucleotide-binding domain (NBD)-like receptors
P2X7R purinergic receptor P2X, type 7
PAMPs pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PET positron emission tomography
PNNs perineuronal nets
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder
RAGE receptor for advanced glycation end-products
RNS nitrogen species
RNS reactive nitrogen species
ROS reactive oxygen species
SOCE store-operated Ca2+ entry
SOD superoxide dismutase
SPS single prolonged stress
SZ schizophrenia
TFs tocopherols
TJs tight junctions
TLR Toll-like Receptor
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TLRs Toll-like receptors
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha
Treg regulatory T cells
TRX thioredoxin
TSPO 18 kDa Translocator Protein
TTs tocotrienols
TXNIP Thioredoxin-interacting protein
VDAC1 voltage-dependent anion channel 1
YKL-40 chitinase-3-like protein 1
ZO-1 zonula occludens