Aa	Amino acid
AcAc	Acetoacetate
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
Aβ	Amyloid β
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
BCRP	Breast cancer resistance protein
βHB	β-hydroxybutyrate
BLECs	Brain-like endothelial cells
CNS	Central nervous system
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
ECM	Endothelial cell medium
EGM-2	Endothelial cell growth medium-2
FCS	Foetal calf serum
GLUT1	Glucose transporter 1
HSA	Human serum albumin
KBs	Ketone bodies
KD	Ketogenic diet
LRP1	Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1
LY	Lucifer yellow
MCT1	Monocarboxylate transporter 1
NGS	Normal goat serum
Pe	Endothelial permeability
PBS-CMF	Phosphate-buffered saline calcium– and magnesium–free
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
RAGE	Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts
RAP	Receptor–associated protein
RH	Ringer-HEPES
RT	Room temperature
SEM	Standard error of the mean
TBST	Tris-buffered saline 0.1% Tween 20
ZO–1	Zonula occludens–1