| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
| 5-HTT | Serotonin transporter |
| 5HIAA | 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid |
| 10-HDA | Trans-10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid |
| Aβ | Beta-amyloid peptide |
| β-secretase/BACE1 | Beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 |
| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| AChRs | Acetylcholine receptors |
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AP-1 | Activator protein |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| BBB | Blood brain barrier |
| Caspase | Cysteine-aspartic acid protease |
| CaSR | Ca2+-sensing receptor |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine mono phosphate |
| ChAT | Choline acetyltransferase |
| CHOP | CCAAT enhancer-binding (C/EBP) protein homologous protein |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CREB | cAMP-response element (CRE)-binding protein |
| DAEE | Trans-2-decenoic acid ethyl ester |
| DG | Dentate gyrus |
| DOPAC | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| EAAT | Excitatory amino acid transporter |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha |
| eNOS | Endothelial NO synthase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| EREs | Estrogen Response Elements |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FOXO | Forkhead Box O transcription factor |
| fT4 | Free thyroxine |
| GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| GAD | Glutamate decarboxylase |
| GABA-T | GABA-transaminase |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GLT-1 | Glutamate transporter 1 |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter |
| GSH-Px | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| H2S | Hydrogen sulfide |
| HBMECs | Human brain microvascular endothelial cells |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia inducible factor-1α |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HPO-DAEE | 4-Hydroperoxy-2- decenoic acid ethyl ester |
| hSAA1 | Human Serum Amyloid A1 |
| HSF-1 | Heat shock transcription factor 1 |
| IDE | Insulin-degrading enzyme |
| IKK | Inhibitor of kappa B kinase |
| IIS | Insulin/insulin-like growth factor |
| IκB | Inhibitor of κB |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| JNK | c-Jun NH2-terminal kinases |
| K63-Ub | K63-linked polyubiquitin |
| LC3-II | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-II |
| LRP-1 | Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 |
| M1-Ub | M1 position |
| MAP-2 | Microtubule-associated protein 2 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| MCI | Mild cognitive impairment |
| MDA | Malonaldehyde |
| MOMP | Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAD+ | Nucleotide nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NA | Nicotinic acid |
| NaMN | Nicotinic acid mononucleotide |
| NEP | Neprilysin |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NFTs | Neurofibrillary tangles |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide species |
| nNOS | Neuronal NO synthase |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor |
| NLRP3 | Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing protein 3 |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NS/NPCs | Neural stem/progenitor cells |
| p90RSK | pp90 ribosomal S6 kinase |
| PERK | Protein kinase RNA like ER kinase |
| PKA | cAMP-dependent protein kinase |
| PS1 | Presenilin 1 |
| RIPK1 | Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 |
| RAGE | Receptor for Advanced Glycation End products |
| RJ | Royal jelly |
| RJPs | Royal jelly peptides |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SPs | Senile plaques |
| SQSTM1/p62 | Sequestosome 1 |
| STAT1 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 |
| T3 | Triiodothyronine |
| T4 | Thyroxine |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TAK | TGF-β-associated kinase |
| TAB | TAK binding protein |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TrkA | Tropomyosine-related kinase A |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor 1 |
| UCBMCs | Umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells |
| ULK | Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| Zn | Zinc |