| 3xTg-AD | Triple-transgenic Alzheimer’s disease mouse model |
| 5XFAD | Five familial Alzheimer’s disease mutations mouse model |
| AAO | American Academy of Ophthalmology |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| APP/PS1 | Amyloid precursor protein/presenilin 1 |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphat |
| CDR-SB | Clinical Dementia Rating–Sum of Boxes |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| Gαs | Stimulatory G protein alpha subunit |
| GCGR | glucagon receptor |
| GIP | glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide |
| GIPR | glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor |
| GLIM | Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GLP-1R | glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor |
| GLP-1RA | glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist |
| GSK-3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta |
| HD | Huntington’s disease |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK/ERK | mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| MDS-UPDRS | Movement Disorder Society–Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| MSA | multiple system atrophy |
| NAION | Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropath |
| NANOS | North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PPG | preproglucagon |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| RR | Risk ratio |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Th1/Th17 | T helper type 1/type 17 cells |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UMSARS | Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale |