Aβ	amyloid-β
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADL	activity of daily living
ANOVA	analysis of variant
APP	amyloid precursor protein
AICD	APP intracellular domain
APP/PS1	APPswe/PS1ΔE9
AUC	area under the curve
APS	Astragalus-polysaccharides
BBB	blood-brain barrier
BSB	1-bromo-2,5-bis-(3-hydroxycarbonyl-4-hydroxy) styrylbenzene
CNS	central nervous system
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
HE	hematoxylin and eosin
HFD	high-fat diet
HFSTZ	HFD and low dose injection of STZ
HOMA-IR	homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
Iba-1	ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule-1
NCD	normal chow diet
OGTT	oral glucose tolerance test
PMSF	phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
STZ	strptozotocin
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulfate
TCM	traditional Chinese medicine
TG	triglyceride