AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADAM	A disintegrin and metalloprotease
AICD	APP intracellular domain
APH-1	Anterior pharynx defective-1
ApoE	Apolipoprotein E
APP	Myloid precursor 69 protein
Aβ	Amyloid-beta
basic FGF/FGF2	Basic fibroblast growth factor
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CDK5	Cyclin-dependent kinase 5
CNS	Central nervous system
CPLA2	Cytosolic phospholipase A2
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
DAMP	Danger-associated molecular pathways
GCSF	Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GDNF	Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GMCSF	Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GSK-3β	Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
IL-1ra	IL-1 receptor antagonist
IL	Interleukin
INF	Interferon
LIFRb	Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor b
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MCI	Mild cognitive impairment
MCP1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MCSF	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MIIB	Myosin IIB
MIP	Macrophage inflammatory protein
MMIF	Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
NGF	Nerve growth factors
p38-MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
p75NTR	p75 neurotrophin receptor
Pen-2	Presenilin enhancer-2
PNS	Peripheral nervous system
PSEN	Presenilin
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
TACE	TNF-α converting enzyme
TGFβ	Transforming growth factor beta
TNFs	Tumor necrosis factors
TrK	Tropomyosin Receptor Kinases
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor