| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AβP | Alzheimer’s β-amyloid protein |
| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease |
| CTR1 | copper transporter 1 |
| DLB | dementia with Lewy bodies |
| DMT1 | divalent metal transporter 1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| [Ca2+]i | intracellular calcium levels |
| IRE | iron-responsive element |
| IRP | iron regulatory proteins |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NAC | non-amyloid component |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PrP | prion protein |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TSE | transmissible spongiform encephalopathy |
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