| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| Apaf-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor-1 |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| APP/PS1 | APPswe/PSEN1dE9 transgenic |
| Aβ | beta amyloid |
| BACE1 | beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 |
| BAD | Bcl-associated death promoter |
| BAX | BCL-2-associated X protein |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| BCL-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra-large |
| BID | BH3-interacting domain death agonist |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FAS | factor related apoptosis |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HFIP | hexafluoro-2-propanol |
| H&E | hematoxylin-eosin |
| IFY | Isoforsythiaside |
| L-Glu | L-glutamate |
| MMP | mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MWM | Morris water maze |
| NFTs | neurofibrillary tangles |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PMSF | phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride |
| PS-1 | Presenilin-1 |
| RIPA | radio immunoprecipitation assay |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RTN3 | reticulon 3 |
| SDC | sodium deoxycholate |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| WT | wild type |
| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxynonenal |