| PrPC | Cellular prion protein |
| Aβ | Amyloid beta |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP | Aβ precursor protein |
| PRNP | PrP gene |
| PrPSc | Prion protein infectious isoform |
| BSE | Bovine encephalopathies |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt–Jacob diseases |
| GSS | Gerstman–Sträussler–Scheinker |
| FFI | Fatal familial insomnia |
| GPI | Glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| HD | Hydrophobic domain |
| FTD | Frontotemporal dementia |
| Hpl | Human platelet lysate |
| ctm | C-terminus transmembrane |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| HRdup | Hydrophobic region duplication |
| PS1 | Presenilin 1 |
| PS2 | Presenilin 2 |
| BACE1 | Beta secretase 1 |
| MAMs | Mitochondrial-ER associated membranes |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| TM | Transmembrane |
| CLU | Clusterin |
| CR1 | Complement component 3b/4b receptor 1 |
| TREM2 | Triggering receptor myeloid 2 cells |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| SORL-1 | Sortilin related receptor 1 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| SiglecF | Sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin F |
| CD200R | Cell surface transmembrane glycoprotein CD200 receptor 1 |
| Fcg | Fragment crystallizable gamma receptor |
| MFGE-8 | Milk fat globule—epidermal growth factor—factor VIII |
| CD14 | Cluster of differentiation 14 |
| SCFAs | Short-chain fatty acids |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| SPF | Specific pathogen free |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| NFTs | Neurofibrillary tangles |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine N-oxide |