| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| ENS | Enteric nervous system |
| Hcy | Homocysteine |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HF | High fat diet |
| LTP | Long-term potentiation |
| MCD/MCFD | Methionine-choline (folate) deficient diet |
| MMSE | Mini-mental state examination |
| PUFA | Poly-unsaturated fatty acids |
| SAM | S-adenosyl methionine |
| SAH | S-adenosyl homocysteine |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acids |