| Aβ | Beta amyloid |
| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| APP/PS1 mice | APP KM670/671NL (Swedish), PSEN1 L166P |
| BAI1 | Brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor 1 |
| bFGF, | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CA1 | Cornu Ammonis area 1 |
| CA3 | Cornu Ammonis area 3 |
| CD36 | Cluster of differentiation 36 |
| CLCF1 | Cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CytC | Cytochrome C |
| DAM | Disease activated microglia |
| 5xFAD mice | APPSwFlLon, PSEN1*M146L*L286V |
| GABA | Gamma aminobutyric acid |
| GDF15 | Growth/differentiation factor 15 |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GLAST | Excitatory amino acid transporter-1, EAAT-1 |
| GLT1 | Excitatory amino acid transporter-2, EAAT-2 |
| IBA1 | Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 |
| IL-1 | Interleukin 1 |
| IL-1ß | Interleukin 1 ß |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| IL-13 | Interleukin 13 |
| IL-18 | Interleukin 18 |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide synthase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MEGF10 | Multiple EGF like- domains 10 |
| MERTK | Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase MER |
| NeuN | Neuronal nuclei |
| NFT | Neurofibrillary tangle |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NVU | Neurovascular unit |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| PS2APP mice | PS2N141I x APPswe |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TIC | Triple-labeling fluorescent immunohistochemistry coupled with confocal microscopy |
| TLR4 | Toll like receptor 4 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TNF-ß | Tumor necrosis factor-β |
| TREM2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |