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. 2017 Sep 13;18(9):1965. doi: 10.3390/ijms18091965
5XFAD 5 familial AD mutations
ABCG2 ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2
ABCG4 ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 4
AD Alzheimer’s disease
AQP4 Aquaporin 4
Amyloid-β
BBB Blood-brain barrier
CA1 Cornu ammonis 1
CAA Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
CNS Central nervous system
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CT Computed tomography
ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GLUT1 Glucose transporter 1
HPLC High performance liquid chromatography
HUVEC Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
ISF Interstitial fluid
JAM Junctional adhesion molecule
LAM Leukocyte adhesion molecule
LRP1 Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1
MAGUK Membrane-associated guanylate kinases
MCI Mild cognitive impairment
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
mRNA Messenger RNA
PDGFRβ Platelet-derived growth factor receptor β
PET Positron emission tomography
P-gp P-glycoprotein
RAGE Receptor for advanced glycation end products
TJ Tight junction
VE-cadherin Vascular endothelial-cadherin
ZO-1 Zonula occludens-1