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. 2016 Mar 4;17(3):338. doi: 10.3390/ijms17030338
ACE Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
AD Alzheimer’s Disease
ADDLs Amyloid Derived Diffused Ligands
APP Amyloid Precursor Protein
Amyloid Β
BACE-1 Secretase-b
BBB Blood-Brain Barrier
bvFTD Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia
CAA Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
CBF Cerebral Blood Flow
CNS Central Nervous System
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CSF Cerebral Spinal Fluid
DS Down Syndrome
FTD Frontotemporal Dementia
FTLD Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
GFAP Glial Fibrillary Acidic protein
GLT-1 Glutamate Transporter
GLUT1 Glucose Transporter
ICH Intracerebral Hemorhage
IDE Insulin-Degrading Enzyme
IL-1 Interleukin-1
IL-1α Interleukin-1α
IL-1β Interleukin-1β
LRP1 Lipoprotein Receptor Related Protein 1
MAPT Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau
MMPs Matrix Metalloproteinases
NADPH Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
NEP Neprilysin
NF-κB Nuclear Factor-Kappa B
NMDA N-methyl-d-aspartate
Pgp P-glycoprotein
RAGE Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SD Semantic Dementia
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
TEER Transepithelial Electrical Resistance