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. 2021 Dec 27;23(1):242. doi: 10.3390/ijms23010242
Amyloid beta
AD Alzheimer’s disease
APOE-ε4 Apolipoprotein E ε4
APP Amyloid precursor protein
BACE1 β-secretase
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BECN1 Beclin 1
CCL C–C motif chemokine ligand
cGAS Cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate synthase
ChAc Choline acetyltransferase
CNS Central nervous system
CRMP Collapsin response-mediated protein
CXCL Chemokine (C–X–C motif) ligand
DAI DNA-dependent activator of IFN-regulatory factor
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
DCs Dendritic cells
DRG Dorsal root ganglia
ds Double-stranded
FGFs Fibroblast growth factors
g Glycoprotein
GAD Glutamine acid decarboxylase
GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GRP78 Glucose-regulated protein 78
GSK-3β Glycogen synthase kinase 3beta
HN Human neural
HNE 4-hydroxy trans-2-nonenal
HSE Herpes simplex encephalitis
HSV-1 Herpes simplex virus type 1
HVEM Herpes virus entry mediator
ICP0 Infection cell protein 0
IE Immediate early
IFI16 IFN-γ-inducible protein 16
IFNs Interferons
ILK Integrin-linked kinase
IRF Interferon regulatory factor
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IP-10 IFN-γ-inducible protein 10
ISGs IFN-stimulated genes
LATs Latency-associated transcripts
MAPs Microtubule-associated proteins
MAVS Mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein
MDA5 Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5
miRNAs MicroRNAs
MMP Matrix metalloprotease
MVs Microvesicles
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NFTs Neurofibrillary tangles
NK Natural killer
OBCs Organotypic brain culture slices
OPCs Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PKA Protein kinase A
PKR Protein kinase R
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
PSD-95 Postsynaptic density protein 95
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
RCS Reactive carbonyl species
RIG-I Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
ROS Reactive oxygen species
sAβ Soluble Aβ
snoRNAs Small nucleolar RNAs
SOCS Suppressor of cytokine signaling
STING Stimulator of interferon gene
TG Trigeminal ganglion
TH Tyrosine hydroxylase
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor α
vhs Virion host shutoff
8-OHA 8-hydroxyadenine
8-OHG 8-hydroxyguanine