| AD | Alzheimer’s disease: |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein; |
| CaMKII | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II; |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate; |
| CRE | cAMP response elements; |
| CNS | central nervous system; |
| CREB | CRE-binding protein; |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases; |
| HS | heat shock; |
| HSE | heat shock element; |
| HSF | heat shock factor; |
| Hsps | heat shock proteins; |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases; |
| LTM | long-term memory; |
| LTP | long-term potentiation; |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase; |
| PKA | cAMP-dependent protein kinase; |
| PKC | protein kinase C; |
| STM | short-term memory; |
| STP | short-term potentiation |