| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| BBB | Blood brain barrier |
| BMEC | Brain microvascular endothelial cells |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| EEA-1 | Early endosomal antigen-1 |
| EIPA | 5-(N-Ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride |
| fMLP | N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine |
| HCAEC | Human coronary arterial endothelial cells |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysachharide |
| MDC | Monodansylcadaverine |
| MFI | Mean Fluorescent Intensity |
| MV | Microvesicles |
| NMV | Neutrophil derived microvesicles |
| NVU | Neuro vascular unit |
| TEER | Tranendothelial electrical resistance |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| VaD | Vascular Dementia |