| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| HCAR1 | hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FNDC5 | fibronectin type III domain-containing 5 |
| LTD | long-term depression |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| GPCR | G protein coupled receptors |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mBDNF | mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| MCT | monocarboxylate transporter |
| MET | metabolic equivalent of task |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NMDA | N-Methyl-d-aspartate |
| NT-3 | neurotrophin-3 |
| NT-4/5 | neurotrophin-4/5 |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activator α |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| PLCγ | phospholipase C-γ |
| SIRT1 | silent information regulator 1 |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| TrkB | tyrosine-kinase receptor B |