Aβ	Amyloid beta
ABC	ATP-binding cassette
ABCB1	ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 1
Ach	Acetylcholine
AChE	Acetylcholinesterase
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
Ag/MoS2	Silver-molybdenum disulfide
AMT	Adsorptive-mediated transcytosis
ApoE	Apolipoprotein E
APP	Amyloid precursor protein
AP-1	Activator protein 1
AP9	CD147 antagonist peptide-9
ATX	Astaxanthin
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
βCas	β casein
CAP	Cellulose acetate phthalate
CeO2	Cerium oxide
CIs	Cholinesterase inhibitors
CNS	Central nervous system
CVDs	Cerebrovascular diseases
DALYs	Disability-adjusted life-years
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMA	European Medicines Agency
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
Gd	Gadolinium
GDNF	Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
ICH	Intracerebral haemorrhage
IL-1	Interleukin-1
IL-6	Interleukin-6
KP	Kynurenine pathway
MDCKII-MDR1	Madin Darby canine kidney II - multi drug resistance gene-1
MEM	2-(methylthio)ethyl methacrylate
MION	Monocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticles
MNHS	Methacrylic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NIR	Near infrared
NLCs	Nanostructured lipid carriers
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
NO	Nitric oxide
NP	Nanoparticle
NPS	Nanostructured plasmonic substrate
NSAIDs	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NSE	Neuron-specific enolase
ORP	Oxygen reactive polymer
PBCA	Poly (butyl cyanoacrylate)
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PEG-PLGA	Polyethylene glycol-poly lactic acid-co-glycolic acid
PFC	Perfluorocarbon
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PLGA	Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
QUIN	Quinolinic acid
RES	Reticuloendothelial system
RGD	Arginylglycylaspartic acid
RMT	Receptor-mediated transcytosis
RNPs	redox-active nitroxide-containing nanoparticles
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RP	Ropinirole
SLNs	Solid lipid nanoparticles
SNCA	Synuclein alpha gene
SNc	Substantia nigra pars compacta
TBI	Traumatic brain injury
ThT	Thioflavin-T
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
tPA	Tissue-type plasminogen activator
US	United States
VEcad	VE cadherin
VLDL	Very-low density lipoprotein
WGA	Wheat germ agglutinin
WHO	World Health Organization