| ACC | Anterior Cingulate Cortex |
| ACE-R | Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination-Revised |
| ADHD | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ASD | Autism spectrum disorder |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ATPase | Adenosine triphosphatase |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CD | Celiac disease |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| GAD | Glutamic acid decarboxylase |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GFD | Gluten-free diet |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IL | Interleukin |
| Mg | Magnesium |
| MLCK | Myosin light chain kinase |
| MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination |
| MoCA | Montreal Cognitive Assessment |
| NCGS | Non-celiac gluten sensitivity |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| PAR-2 | Protease-activated receptor 2 |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| RAVLT | Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test |
| ROCF | Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TG2 | Tissue transglutaminase 2 |
| TG6 | Tissue transglutaminase 6 |
| TFH | T follicular helper |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRPM6 | Transient receptor potential melastatin 6 |
| TRPM7 | Transient receptor potential melastatin 7 |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |