| Aβ | Amyloid-β |
| BBB | Blood-brain barrier |
| BCEC | Brain capillary endothelial cell |
| bTJ | Bicellular TJ |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CPE | Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin |
| C-CPE | C-terminal region of CPE |
| DDS | Drug-delivery system |
| EAE | Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| ECH | Extracellular helix |
| ECL | Extracellular loop domain |
| ECS | Extracellular segment |
| JAM | Junctional adherence molecule |
| LSR | Lipolysis-stimulated lipoprotein receptor |
| MARVEL | MAL and related proteins for vesicle trafficking and membrane link |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| PDZ | Postsynaptic density-95, discs-large, ZO-1 |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Poly(I:C) | Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid |
| TAMP | TJ-associated MARVEL protein |
| TEER | Transepithelial/transendothelial electrical resistance |
| TGFβ1 | Transforming growth factor β1 |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| TLR3 | Toll-like receptor 3 |
| TM | Transmembrane helix |
| tTJ | Tricellular TJ |
| VEGF-A | Vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VLDL | Very low density lipoprotein |
| ZO | Zonula occludens |