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. 2020 Nov 19;21(22):8751. doi: 10.3390/ijms21228751
2-AG 2-arachidonilglycerol
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
Amyloid beta
ABA Abscisic acid
AD Alzheimer’s disease
ADAS-Cog Alzheimer disease assessment scale–cognitive
ADAPT Alzheimer’s disease anti-inflammatory prevention trial
ADCS-ADL Alzheimer’s disease cooperative study-activities of daily living
AEA N-arachidonil-ethanolamine
AMPK Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
APP Amyloid protein precursor
APS Alzheimer progression score
AVL Auditory Verbal Learning Test
BACE1 β-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 secretase
BADLS Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale;
BBB Blood brain barrier
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CB1 G-protein-coupled cannabinoid 1 receptor
CB2 G-protein-coupled cannabinoid 2 receptor
CBD Cannabidiol
CCR Cambridge Contextual Reading Test
CD68 Cluster of Differentiation 68
CDT Clock Drawing Test
CGI-I Clinical Global Impression-improvement
CN Category naming test
CNS Central nervous system
COX Cyclooxygenase
COWA Controlled Oral Word Association Test
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
DAGLα Diacylglycerol Lipase alpha
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
DMS Delayed Matching to Sample
DSS Digit Symbol Substitution
ECS Endocannabinoid system
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
FAAH Fatty acid amide hydrolase
FMT Fecal microbiota transplant
GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid
GM Gut microbiota
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IL-1β Interleukin 1 beta
IN Intranasal
IRS1 Insulin receptor substate 1
LanCL2 Lanthionine synthetase C-like protein 2
LDL Low density lipoprotein
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
MAGL Monoacylglycerol lipase
MAPT MultiDomain Alzheimer preventive trial
MCI Mild cognitive impairment
MD Mediterranean diet
MMSE Mini-mental state examination
MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
NAPE N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine
NTB Neuropsychological Test Battery
NTB Neuropsychological Test Battery NFTs Neurofibrillary tangles
NGF Nerve growth factor
NLR NOD-like receptors
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory
NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
p70S6K p70 ribosomal S6 kinase
PAL Paired associate learning scale
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PEA Palmitoylethanolamide
PG Prostaglandin
PPAR-α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
PUFAs Polyunsaturated fatty acids
RANTES Regulated on Activation, Normal T cell Expressed and Secreted
RBANS Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
RV Resveratrol
SMMSE Standardized mini-mental state examination
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
THC Tetrahidrocannabinol
TLRs Toll-like receptors
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
WAIS-R Wechsler Adults Intelligence Scale
WMS-R Wechsler Memory Scale
WT Wild-type