| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| TrkA | High-affinity tropomyosin receptor kinase A |
| p75NTR | Neurotrophin receptor p75 |
| BFCN | Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| MCI | Mild cognitive impairment |
| BiFC | Bimolecular fluorescence complementation |
| PLA | Proximity ligation assay |
| BACE1 | β-Secretase 1 |
| Aβ peptide | Amyloid β peptide |
| JNK | Ser/Thr c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| ShcC | Sh2 containing sequence C |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositol-3 kinase |
| TGN | Trans-Golgi network |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |