AD	Alzheimer’s disease
As	Arsenic
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
CAA	Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
CAT	Catalase
Cd	Cadmium
CNS	Central Nervous System
CSVD	Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
CTR1	High-affinity copper uptake protein 1
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
Cu	Copper
DMSA	2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EC	Endothelial cells
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid,
GPx	Glutathione Peroxidase
GSH	Glutathione
Hg	Mercury
H2O2	Hydrogen Peroxide
IL	Interleukin
IkK	IκB kinase
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MeHg	Methyl mercury
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinase
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-kappa B3
NO	Nitric oxide
Pb	Lead
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SD rat	Sprague Dawley
SOD	Super Oxide Dismutase
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
TTM	Tetrathiomolybdate
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
WD	Wilsons Disease
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
hCMEC/D3	Human brain microvascular endothelial cells