| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP | amyloid precursor proteins |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| ApoE4 | epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene |
| SorLA | sorting protein-related receptor |
| eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| CVD | cerebrovascular disease |
| IL-1β | interleukines-1β |
| IL-6 | interleukine-6 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| BBB | blood brain barrier |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | superoxide-dismutase |
| GPX | glutathione-peroxidase |
| CAT | catalase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| LPX | lipoperoxidation level |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| AGT | angiotensinogen |
| ANG I, II | angiotensin I, II |
| Aβ | beta-amyloid |
| ACE | angiotensin converting enzyme |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| Hcy | homocysteine |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| ADMA | asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |
| sVCAM-1 | soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| sICAM-1 | soluble intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| EA | endothelial activation |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| NfL | neurofilament light chain |
| FH | factor H |
| FB | factor B |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells. |