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. 2026 Apr 15;19(4):626. doi: 10.3390/ph19040626
AD Alzheimer’s disease
Aβ Beta-amyloid
HPA Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
ADLs Activities of daily living
ADNI Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
BPSD Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory
IASP International Association for the Study of Pain
APS Abbey Pain Scale
CMAI Cohen–Mansfield Agitation Inventory
CIND Cognitive impairment, no dementia
MOS SF-36 Medical Outcomes Survey SF-36-Item
MOBID-2 Mobilization–Observation–Behavior–Intensity–Dementia-2
ICC Test–retest reliability
SPTP Responsiveness to stepwise pain treatment protocol
DCM Dementia Care Mapping
NOR Novel Object Recognition Test
SNI Sciatic nerve injury
EPM Elevated plus maze
ANH Adult hippocampal neurogenesis
CXCR2 C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2
OFT Open-field test
SPT Sucrose preference test
FST Forced swim test
IL-1β Interleukin-1β
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
ROS Reactive oxygen species
ECS Endocannabinoid system
AEA Anandamide
2-AG 2-Arachidonoylglycerol
FAAH Fatty acid amide hydrolase
CRH Corticotropin-releasing hormone
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
AA Arachidonic acid
NDMA receptors N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors
NLRP3 NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3
cGAS Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase
STING Stimulator of interferon genes
TLR9 Toll-like receptor 9
IFN Interferon
TMS Transcranial magnetic stimulation
tDCS Transcranial direct current stimulation