| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP | Amyloid precursor proteins |
| Aβ | Amyloid-beta |
| BBB | Blood-brain Barrier |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CUR/HP-β-CD inclusion complexes | Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin-encapsulated curcumin complexes |
| CUR-CS-PLGA-NPs | Curcumin encapsulated chitosan-coated PLGA nanoparticles |
| FCur NPs | Curcumin encapsulated Pluronic F127 nanoparticles |
| GBX | Gut-brain axis |
| GM | Gut microbiota |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFTs | neurofibrillary tangles |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PBCA | Poly(butyl)cyanoacrylate |
| PEG | Polyethyleneglycol |
| PLA | Poly (lactic acid) |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| WHO | World health organization |