| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| AChEI | Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor |
| AD | Alzheimer´s Disease |
| ADAM10 | Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Domain-containing Protein 10 |
| AIF | Apoptosis Inducing Factor |
| APP | Amyloid Precursor Protein |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| Aβ | Amyloid- β peptide |
| BACE1 | β-site of the APP-cleaving enzyme |
| Bax | Bcl-2-like protein 4 |
| BBB | Blood Brain Barrier |
| Bcl-2 | Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CREB | Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Responsive Element Binding Protein |
| CytoC | Cytochrome C |
| GSH-PX | Glutathione Peroxidase |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β |
| HupA | Huperzine A |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IRE | Iron-Responsive Element |
| IRP-1 | Iron Regulatory Protein-1 |
| MAPK/ERK | Mitogen-activated Protein Kinases/Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinases |
| MIP-1α | Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1α |
| mTOR | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| NF-kB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of Activated B cells |
| NL1 | Neuroligin 1 |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase |
| PKC | Protein Kinase C |
| PS1 | Presenilin 1 |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| TBI | Transferrin-Bound Iron |
| TFR1 | Transferrin Receptor Protein 1 |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-α |
| TrkB | Tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| VaD | Vascular-associated Dementia |
| Wnt | Wingless-related Integration Site |
| WT | Wild-type |