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. 2026 Oct 9;19(10):1603. doi: 10.3390/ph19101603
AD Alzheimer’s disease
APP amyloid precursor protein
Aβ amyloid-β
CNS central nervous system
ROS reactive oxygen species
IL-1Ra interleukin-1 receptor antagonist
IL-10 interleukin-10
TGF-β transforming growth factor beta
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor α
RNS reactive nitrogen species
DAM disease-associated microglia
IL-1β interleukin-1β
IL-6 interleukin-6
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
ARG1 arginase 1
YM1 chitinase-3-like protein 3
COX2 cyclooxygenase-2
CD163 cluster of differentiation 163
NFT neurofibrillary tangle
MGnD microglial neurodegenerative phenotype
ARM activated response microglia
MHC-II major histocompatibility complex class II
DM dark microglia
TEM transmission electron microscopy
IRM Interferon-response microglia
TLR Toll-like receptors
IDE insulin-degrading enzyme
NEP neprilysin
RAGE receptor for advanced glycation end products
NLRP3 NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
IL-18 interleukin-18
IL-3 interleukin-3
IL-3Rα interleukin 3 receptor alpha
GSK-3β glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
CSF1R colony stimulating factor 1 receptor
NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
BACE1 beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1
BBB blood–brain barrier
MMPs matrix metalloproteinase
PPARs Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein
IL-4 interleukin-4
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
APOE Apolipoprotein E
MSCs mesenchymal stem cells
BM-MSCs bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
AD-MSCs adipose tissue mesenchymal stem cells
UCB-MSCs umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells
WJ-MSCs umbilical cord Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cells
P-MSCs placenta mesenchymal stem cells
iMGs microglia-like cells
hiPSCs human induced pluripotent stem cells
eCBs endogenous cannabinoids/endocannabinoids
ECS endocannabinoid system
CB1 cannabinoid receptor 1
CB2 cannabinoid receptor 2
THC Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol
CBD cannabidiol
AEA anandamide
2-AG 2-arachidonoylglycerol
TREM2 triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
ASC apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
C1q complement component 1q
C3 complement component 3
C3aR complement component 3a receptor
DAP12 DNAX-activating protein of 12 kDa
TYROBP transmembrane immune signaling adaptor TYROBP
SYK spleen tyrosine kinase
GLP-1 glucagon-like peptide-1
ASO antisense oligonucleotide
CD36 cluster of differentiation 36
CD14 cluster of differentiation 14
CD47 cluster of differentiation 47
ERK1/2 extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
PGE2 prostaglandin E2
FAAH fatty acid amide hydrolase
MAGL monoacylglycerol lipase
DGAT1/2 diacylglycerol O-acyltransferases 1 and 2
ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
IL-1α interleukin-1 alpha
ARIA amyloid-related imaging abnormalities
RXR retinoid X receptor