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. 2017 Nov 23;18(12):2504. doi: 10.3390/ijms18122504
AD Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid-β
NFTs Neurofibrillary tangles
PSEN1 Presenilin 1
PSEN2 Presenilin 2
APP Amyloid precursor protein
Apo E Apolipoprotein E
CTF C-terminal fragment
BACE1 β-secretase 1
LRP1 Low-density lipoprotein receptor related protein 1
IDE Insulin-degrading enzyme
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
ROS Reactive oxygen species
NMDA-R N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
AVED Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency
TTP α-Tocopherol transfer protein
CNS Central nervous system
HNE 4-Hydroxynonenal
TBARS Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
PARP poly-ADP ribose polymerase
nAChRs Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
GLT-1 Glutamate transporter-1
NPCs Neural progenitor cells
MDA Malondialdehyde
NGF Nerve growth factor
SOD Superoxide dismutase
GSH Reduced glutathione
WT Wild-type
PLTP Phospholipid transfer protein
PLTP-KO Phospholipid transfer protein-knockout
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
GSSG Oxidized glutathione
α-TQ α-Tocopherol quinine
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IL-1β Interleukin 1β
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
RCBI Repetitive concussive brain injury
STZ Streptozotocin
TRF Tocotrienol-rich fraction
GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
TxB2 Thromboxane A2
iPF-VI Isoprostane F-VI
nNOS Neuronal nitric oxide synthase
MCI Mild cognitive impairment