α-SMA	alpha-smooth muscle actin
Aβ	amyloid-beta
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
APP	amyloid precursor protein
AQP4	aquaporin 4
BACE1	beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1
BBB	blood–brain barrier
CAA	cerebral amyloid angiopathy
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
HCHWA	hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis
ISF	interstitial fluid
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
PET	positron emission tomography
PS1/PS2	presenilin-1/ -2