5-LOX	5-lipoxygenase
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADAS-Cog	Alzheimer’s disease assessment scale–cognitive subscale
ADCS	Activities of daily living scales
ALA	α linolenic acid
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
APP	amyloid precursor protein
ARA	arachidonic acid
Aβ	amyloid beta peptide
BADLS	Bristol’s activities of daily living scale
BASDEC	brief assessment schedule depression cards
BBB	blood–brain barrier
BDI	Beck depression inventory scale
CDR	clinical dementia rating scale
CGI	clinical global impression scale
CIBIC-Plus	clinician interview-based impression of change, plus carer interview
COX	cyclooxygenase
cPLA2	cytosolic calcium-dependent phospholipase A2
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
DHA	docosahexaenoic acid
DHA-FFA	free nonesterified form docosahexaenoic acid
DSM-IV	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition
EPA	eicosapentaenoic acid
FABPs	fatty acid binding proteins
HDRS	Hamilton depression rating scale
hs-CRP	C-reactive protein
HVLT-R	Hopkins verbal learning test–revised
iPLA2	cytosolic calcium-independent phospholipase A2
LA	linoleic acid
LXA4	lipoxin A4
MADRS	Montgomery–Åsberg depression rating scale
MMSE	mini-mental state examination
MUFAs	monounsaturated fatty acids
NPI	Neuropsychiatric Inventory
NTB	neuropsychological test battery
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PKC	protein kinase C
PLA2	phospholipase A2
PUFAs	omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
sPLA2	secretory phospholipase A2
RvD1	resolvin D1
TAC	total antioxidant capacity
UPDRS	unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale