| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
| AANAT | arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase |
| Aβ | amyloid-β |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ADAS-Cog | Alzheimer’s disease assessment scale-cognition |
| Akt | Protein kinase B (PKB) |
| AFMK | N-acetyl-N2-inyl-5-methoxykynuramine |
| AMK | N-acetyl-5-methosykynuramine |
| APP+PS1 | amyloid precursor protein and presenilin-1 |
| AQP4 | aquaporin 4 |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BAD | BCL2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) associated agonist of cell death |
| βAPP | β-amyloid precursor protein |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| CA | Cornu Ammonis |
| Ca2+ | calcium ion |
| CaMKII | Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| cGMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| CMS | chronic mild stress |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| CRMP-2 | collapsin response mediator protein 2 |
| CYP1A2 | cytochrome P450 1A2 |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| FSL | flinders sensitive line |
| FST | forced swim test |
| GABAA | gamma-Aminobutyric acid A |
| GSK-3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| HIE | hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy |
| HIOMT | hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1 beta |
| K+ | potassium ion |
| MCA | middle cerebral artery |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MK-801 | dizocilpine |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid (RNA) |
| MT1 | melatonin receptor type 1A |
| MT2 | melatonin receptor 1B |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartic acid |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| Na+ | sodium ion |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Nox | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PSD-95 | postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| PVN | paraventricular nucleus |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SON | supraoptic nucleus |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TST | tail suspension test |