AChE	Acetylcholinesterase
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADAM	A disintegrin- and metalloproteinase-family enzymes
AICD	APP intracellular domain
ALD	Alzheimer’s–like disease
APP	Amyloid precursor protein
Aβ	Amyloid β
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
BACE1	Beta-secretase 1
BBB	Blood brain barrier
C83	83-amino acid C-terminal fragment
C99	99-amino acid C terminal fragment
CNS	Central nervous system
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
CTF83	83-amino acid C-terminal fragment
FDG-PET	Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
GSK-3β	Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
HCSMA	Hereditary canine spinal muscular atrophy
MAP	Microtubule associated protein
MCI	Mild cognitive impairment
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MND	Motor neuron disease
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
NFT	Neurofibrillary tangles
PET	Positron emission tomography
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
sAPPα	Soluble amyloid precursor protein α
sAPPβ	Soluble amyloid precursor protein β
SP	Senile plaques
SR	Scavenger receptors
T2D	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TLR	Toll-like receptors
TPK	Tau protein kinase