| 7,8-DHF | 7,8-dihydroxyflavone |
| AAV2 | Adeno-associated virus serotype 2 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| APP | Amyloid-beta precursor protein |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| Aβ | Amyloid beta |
| APLP1 | Amyloid-like protein 1 |
| BAC | Bacterial Artificial Chromosome |
| BACE-1 | Beta-site APP Cleaving Enzyme 1 |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| CAMK II | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CBD | Corticobasal Degeneration |
| CDK5 | Cycle-dependent Kinase 5 |
| CHL1 | Close homolog of L1 |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CNTFs | Ciliary Neurotrophic Factors |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| CSF1R | Colony-Stimulating Factor-1 Receptor |
| DAM | Disease-Associated Microglia |
| DAPT | N-(N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)-L-alanyl)-S-phenylglycine t-butyl ester |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ERK | Extracellular signal Regulated Kinase |
| FAD | Familial Alzheimer’s Disease |
| FTDP-17 | Frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism-17 |
| GDNFs | Glial cell line-Derived Neurotrophic Factors |
| GABAergic | γ-Aminobutyric Acid-producing |
| GFAP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 |
| GPX | Glutathione Peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| hNGFp | painless NGF protein |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IFITM3 | Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 |
| IGF-I | Insulin-like Growth Factor-I |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JAK | Janus Kinase |
| LMTM | Leuco-methylthioninium bis (hydro-methanesulfonate) |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MB | Methylene blue |
| MCI | Mild cognitive impairment |
| MPACs | Metal protein attenuating compounds |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| NADP | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor |
| NFAT | Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells |
| NFT | Neurofibrillary Tangles |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| NLR | Nod-Like Receptor |
| NLRP3 | NLR family Pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NSAIDs | Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
| NSCs | Neural Stem Cells |
| NT | Neurotrophin |
| OKA | Okadaic acid |
| P2Y1R | P2Y1 purinoreceptor |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PD | Parkinson’s Disease |
| PHF | Paired Helical Filament |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase |
| PiD | Pick Disease |
| PKA | cAMP-dependent protein kinase |
| PP | Protein phosphatase |
| PPZ | Perphenazine |
| PS | Presenilin |
| PSP | Progressive Supranuclear Palsy |
| RAGE | Receptor for Advanced Glycosylation End products |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RNS | Reactive Nitrogen Species |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SAD | Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease |
| SAG | Smoothened Agonist |
| SOCS3 | Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| sTREM2 | Soluble TREM2 |
| TBB | 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzotriazole |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| Th1 | Type I helper T cells |
| Th2 | Type II helper T cells |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| Tregs | Regulation T cells |
| TREM2 | Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells 2 |
| Trks | Tropomyosin Receptor Kinases |
| TTNPB | 4-((E)-2-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-1-propenyl)-benzoic acid |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| VPA | Valproic Acid |