| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| Aβ | Amyloid beta |
| ABCA7 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 7 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Ahr | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AMPK | AMP-activated kinase |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BIN1 | Bridging integrator 1 |
| BMAA | α-Amino-β-methylaminopropionic acid |
| CCR2 | C-C chemokine receptor type 2 |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CD2AP | CD2 associated protein |
| CLU | Clusterin |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CR | Calorie restriction |
| CR1 | Complement component (3b/4b) receptor 1 |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DAMPs | Damage associated molecular patterns |
| EE | Endurance exercise |
| EOAD | Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GA | Glatiramer acetate |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association studies |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| ICR | Inhibitory immune checkpoint receptor |
| IFNγ | Interferon gamma |
| IMiDs | Immunomodulatory imide drugs |
| LOAD | Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| Mo | Monocytes |
| MTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mtROS | Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species |
| MΦ | Macrophages |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor κB |
| NLRP3 | Nod-like receptor 3 |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| OPC | Oligodendrocyte precursor cells |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein-1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death ligand-1 |
| PICALM | Phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly protein |
| PLD3 | Phospholipase D3 |
| PSEN1 | Presenilin 1 |
| PSEN2 | Presenilin 2 |
| ROI | Reactive oxygen intermediates |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RONS | Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species |
| S6RP | S6 ribosomal protein |
| sAPP | Secreted amyloid precursor protein |
| SASP | Senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acids |
| SORL1 | Sortilin-related receptor-1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activators of transcription 3 |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TNFR-I | Tumor necrosis factor receptor I |
| TNFR-II | Tumor necrosis factor receptor II |
| TRAIL | Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand |
| Treg | Regulatory T cells |
| TREM2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| VCAM-I | Vascular cell adhesion molecule I |
| WES | Whole exome sequencing |
| WGS | Whole genome sequencing |
| XO | Xanthine oxidase |