| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CREB | cAMP-response element-binding protein |
| CTSB | cathepsin B |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FNDC5 | fibronectin type III domain-containing Protein 5 |
| HKyn | hydroxykynurenine |
| HPA | hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| KATs | kynurenine aminotransferases |
| KPM | kynurenine pathway metabolism |
| Kyn | kynurenine |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCTs | monocarboxylate transporters |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| QuinA | quinolinic acid |
| SCFAs | short chain fatty acids |
| Ser | serotonin |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| Tph | Tryptophane |
| TrkB | tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VN | vagus nerve |
| β-HB | β-hydroxybutyrate |