| BPSD | Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| Aβ | amyloid-beta |
| ADNC | Alzheimer’s disease neuropathologic change |
| MBI | Mild Behavioral Impairment |
| HR | Hazard Ratios |
| MTHFR | methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase |
| DAM | disease-associated microglia |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| sTREM2 | soluble TREM2 |
| LDAM | lipid-droplet-accumulating microglia |
| NPS | neuropsychiatric symptoms |
| WMH | white matter hyperintensities |
| OR | odds ratio |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| AβOs | amyloid-β oligomers |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| 5-HT | serotonin |
| IL-1ra | IL-1 receptor antagonist |
| GDNF | glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| LCN2 | lipocalin-2 |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances |
| ACC | Anterior Cingulate Cortex |
| ChEIs | acetylcholinesterase inhibitors |
| α7nAChRs | α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors |
| SERT | serotonin transporter |
| IDO | indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase |
| DRD2 | dopamine D2 receptor |
| CRYAB | αB-crystallin |
| mGluR5 | metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 |
| CIH | chronic intermittent hypoxia |
| LRP | Lewy-related pathology |
| HMGB1 | high-mobility group box 1 |
| UCP4 | uncoupling protein 4 |
| eNMDARs | extrasynaptic NMDA receptors |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| OPCs | oligodendrocyte progenitor cells |
| βHB | β-hydroxybutyrate |
| NPI | Neuropsychiatric Inventory |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| CAT | catalase |
| SSRIs | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
| iPSCs | induced pluripotent stem cells |
| GRP | Glial-restricted precursor |
| CBD | Cannabidiol |
| MADRS | Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale |
| HAM-A | Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale |