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. 2026 Jul 30;15(8):951. doi: 10.3390/antiox15080951
AD Alzheimer’s disease
Aβ Amyloid beta peptide
Aβ1–42 Amyloid beta 1–42 peptide
Aβ40/42 Amyloid beta 40/42 isoforms
ABIOME A Bioreactor Imitation of the Microbiota Environment
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
ACFB Artichoke, caihua, and fenugreek vegetal extract original blend
Ac-Tau Acetylated tau protein
Adcyap1 Adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide 1
AI Artificial intelligence
AKT Protein kinase B (PKB)
pAKT Phosphorylated AKT
AKT1 Protein kinase B alpha (PKBα)
ALPL Alkaline phosphatase
AMPK 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
ANXA3 Annexin A3
AMPs Antimicrobial peptides
APP Amyloid precursor protein
APP/PS1 Amyloid precursor protein/presenilin-1 transgenic mouse model
APP/PS2 Amyloid precursor protein/presenilin-2 transgenic mouse model
AREs Antioxidant-responsive elements
Arg1 Arginasi 1
ASC Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
ATG 5/7 Autophagy-related 5/7
BAX Bcl2-associated X-protein
BALB/c Bagg albino/c
Bcl2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BBM Blood-based biomarker
BMECs Brain microvascular endothelial cells
BUB1b BUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase B
BV2 Immortalized murine microglial cell line derived from C57BL/6 mouse microglia
Calb1 Calbindina 1
Camk2g Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II gamma
CAT Catalase
Cct4 Chaperonin containing TCP1 subunit 4
CD Crohn’s disease
CD86 Cluster of Differentiation 86
CFP Complement factor properdin
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CNS Central nervous system
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CTSK Catepsina K
CREB cAMP response element-binding protein
DSS Dextran sodium sulfate
Endog Endonuclease G
EP300 E1A binding protein p300
EphA2 Ephrin type-A receptor 2
EVs Extracellular vesicles
FABP3 Fatty acid-binding protein 3
FOS Fructooligosaccharides
FOXO Forkhead box O
FOXO1 Forkhead box protein O1
GABA Acido gamma-amminobutirrico
GAPDH Gliceraldeide-3-fosfato deidrogenasi
γ-GCs γ-glutamilcisteina sintetasi
GFs Gingival fibroblasts
GLUT2 Glucose transporter 2
GOS Galactooligosaccharides
GOT1 Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase 1
GPX Glutathione peroxidase
GPX4 Glutathione peroxidase 4
GSDMD Gasdermin D
GSH Glutathione
GSR Glutathione reductase
Hbq1a Hemoglobin, theta 1A
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
HMGB1 High-mobility group box 1
HO-1 Heme oxygenase-1
HPG Highly porous gold electrodes
hs-CRP High-sensitivity C-reactive protein
H2S Hydrogen sulfide
Hsp70 Heat Shock Protein 70
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine
IAA Indole-3-acetic acid
IBD Inflammatory bowel disease
ICA Icariin
ICT Icaritin
ICS Icariside II
IEB Intestinal epithelial barrier
IEC Intestinal epithelial cells
IgA Immunoglobulin A
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
iNPH Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
IL Interleukin
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IL-4 Interleukin-4
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-8 Interleukin-8
IL-10 Interleukin-10
IL-12 Interleukin-12
IL-18 Interleukin-18
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
JPH3 Junctophilin-3
KDR Kinase insert domain receptor
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
LASSO Least Absolute Shrinkage Operator
LC3 Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3
LDH Layered double hydroxide
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MAP9 (Mtap9) Microtubule-associated protein 9
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAPK14 Mitogen-activated protein kinase 14
MAPT Microtubule-associated protein tau
MARS Multivariate adaptive regression splines
MCI Mild cognitive impairment
MDA Malondialdehyde
MLKL Mixed lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase
MMP9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
MNPs Micro- and nanoplastics
MPs Microplastics
mRNAs Messenger RNAs
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
mTORC1 Mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
Muc2 Mucin 2
NAAA N-acylethanolamine acid amide hydrolase
NAD+ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NAT2 N-acetyltransferase 2
NCM460 Human normal colon mucosal epithelial cell line
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
Nfe2l2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 gene
NfL Neurofilament light chain
NH3 Ammonia
NLRP3 NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 inflammasome
NMN Nicotinamide mononucleotide
NO Nitric oxide
NPs Nanoplastics
NQO1 NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
OEB Oral epithelial barrier
OFI Opuntia ficus-indica
8- OHdG 8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine
p53 Tumor protein p53
p62 p62 protein or sequestosome-1
p65 Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p65 subunit
p-p65 Phosphorylated NF-κB p65 subunit
PD Parkinson’s disease
PDE4B Phosphodiesterase 4B
PE Polyethylene
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PET Polyethylene terephthalate
Per1 Period circadian regulator 1
PFKFB3 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase 3
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PHA Phytohemagglutinin
PIM2 Proviral integration site for Moloney murine leukemia virus 2
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
Pik3cg Phosphoinositide-3-kinase catalytic gamma polypeptide
PLA2G1B Phospholipase A2, group 1B
p-mTOR Phosphorylated mechanistic target of rapamycin
Pot1α Protection of telomeres 1 alpha
PP Polypropylene
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PRKCG Protein kinase C gamma type
Prnp Prion protein gene
PS Polystyrene
PSA Plasma scavenging activity
PS-COOH Carboxyl-modified polystyrene microplastics
p-tau181 Phosphorylated tau protein 181
p-tau217 Phosphorylated tau protein at threonine 217 residue
PTB Pterostilbene
PTFS2 Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
p-ULK1 Phosphorylated Unc-51-like autophagy-activating kinase 1
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
QA Quinic acid
RAGE Receptor for advanced glycation end products
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand
RhoA Ras homolog family member A
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RTP4 Receptor transporter protein 4
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
SCG3 Secretogranin-3
SGLT1 Sodium-glucose cotransporter 1
SH-G Sulfhydryl groups
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
SIRT6 Sirtuin 6
SKN-1 Skinhead-1 transcription factor
Slc7a5 Solute carrier family 7 member 5
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SOD1 Superoxide dismutase 1 (Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase)
SOD2 Superoxide dismutase 2 or manganese superoxide dismutase
SNAC Alpha-synuclein
SNAP25 Synaptosome-associated protein 25
SP Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis)
SPP1 Secreted phosphoprotein 1
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
SULT1A1 Sulfotransferase 1A1
Th1 T helper 1
Th2 T helper 2
Th17 T helper 17
TJs Tight junction proteins
TLR-2 Toll-like receptor 2
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TPI1 Triosephosphate isomerase 1
Tregs Regulatory T cells
Trx Thioredoxin
UC Ulcerative colitis
UGT2B4 UDP-glucuronosyltransferase family 2 member B4
ULK1 Unc-51-like autophagy-activating kinase 1
UVA Ultraviolet A
Vegfd (Figf) Vascular endothelial growth factor D
VGF Nerve growth factor-inducible
Zfand5 Zinc finger AN1-type containing 5
ZO-1 Zonula occludens-1