| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| ALS | Amielotropic Lateral Sclerosis |
| BBB | Blood-Brain Barrier |
| BMECs | Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells |
| CLN-5 | Claudin-5 |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| GLUT-1 | Glucose Transporter |
| HDAC | Histone Deacetylases |
| HDAC i | HDAC inhibitor |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| ICAM1 | Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| MLC | Myosin Light Chain |
| MMPs | Matrix Metalloproteases |
| MRP | Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| NOX | NADPH Oxidase |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2 (NFE2)-Related factor 2) |
| NVU | Neurovascular Unit |
| OCLN | Occludin |
| PD | Parkinson’s Disease |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| ROCK | RhoA/Rho-Associated Proteins Kinase |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| VCAM1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Protein 1 |
| VEGFR2 | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 |
| TJs | Tight Junctions |
| ZO-1 | Zona Occludens-1 |
| 3D | 3 Dimensional |