MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinases
CNS	central nervous system
LTP	long-term potentiation
LTD	long-term depression
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinases
EPSPs	synaptically evoked excitatory postsynaptic potentials
JNK	c-Jun amino-terminal kinases
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T cells
ATF	activating transcription factor
STAT1	signal transducer and activator of transcription
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor
AGEs	advanced glycation endproducts
mGluRs	metabotropic glutamate receptors
TFs	transcription factors
FMRP	fragile X mental retardation protein
Arc	activity-regulated cytoskeleton
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
PSD95	postsynaptic density protein 95
RAGE	advanced glycation endproducts receptor
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant proten-1
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
NMDA	n-methyl-d-aspartate
LFS	low-frequency stimulation
AMPA	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
Aβ	amyloid-β
EC	entorhinal cortex
Tg	transgenic
APP	amyloid precursor protein
PS1	mutant human presenilin 1
EP	endophilin
NF-KB	nuclear factor-kB
ROS	reactive oxygen species
MS	multiple sclerosis
PD	Parkinson’s disease
HD	Huntington’s disease
ALS	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
KI	knock in
KO	knock out
S/T	serine-threonine
FPCR	G protein-coupled receptor