| AA | amino acids |
| NFTs | neurofibrillary tangles |
| NDs | neurodegenerative diseases |
| BSE | bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| HD | Huntington’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| Aβ | amyloid beta |
| AβOs | oligomers of amyloid β peptide |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| LTD | enhanced long-term synaptic depression |
| LMW | low molecular weight |
| HMW | high molecular weight |
| MT | Microtubule |
| MAP | microtubule-associated proteins |
| PRD | proline-rich domain |
| MBD | microtubule binding domain |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PSP | progressive supranuclear palsy |
| CBD | cortico-basal degeneration |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| PHFs | paired helical filaments |
| hTau | hyperphosphorylated Tau |
| MARK | microtubule affinity regulating kinase |
| Cdk5 | cycline-dependent kinase 5 |
| GSK3b | glycogen synthase kinase 3b |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor |
| AMPAR | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor |
| IDP | intrinsically disordered protein |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IRS-1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homologue on chromosome 10 |
| TauOs | oligomers of Tau protein |
| SF | straight filaments |
| PSD-95 | post synaptic density 95 protein |
| MMSE | Mini Mental State Examination test |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| NFL | neurofilament light protein |
| scFvs | single chain antibody fragments |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| TTR | transthyretin |
| ATTRwt | wild-type amyloidogenic transthyretin |
| ATTRv | variant amyloidogenic transthyretin |
| TTR-FAP | transthyretin-related familial amyloid polyneuropathy |