| ABC transporter | ATP-binding cassette transporter |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Apo | Apolipoprotein |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| CLI | complement cytolysis inhibitor |
| CLU (ApoJ) | Clusterin |
| mCLU/sCLU | mature/secreted isoform of clusterin (80 kD) |
| nCLU | nuclear isoform of clusterin (40–45 kD) |
| psCLU | presecreted (almost mature) isoform of clusterin (53–60 kD) |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| DLB | dementia with Lewy bodies |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GBA | gene coding for GCase |
| GCase | Glucocerebrosidase |
| GWAS | genome-wide association study |
| HDL | low-density lipoproteins |
| LBs | Lewy bodies |
| LCAT | lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 |
| LDL | low-density lipoproteins |
| LRP1/2 | low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1/2 |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| MSA | multiple system atrophy |
| NDD | neurodegenerative disorder |
| OP | Organophosphorus |
| PAF | pure autonomic failure |
| PARK1 (PARK4, SNCA) | gene coding for α-synuclein |
| PARK2 (PRKN) | gene coding for Parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase |
| PARK7 (DJ-1) | gene coding for DJ-1 putative peptidase |
| PARK8 (LRRK2) | gene coding for Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PDD | Parkinson’s disease with dementia |
| PINK1 | gene coding for PTEN-induced kinase 1 |
| PON1 | paraoxonase 1 |
| PON2 | paraoxonase 2 |
| PON3 | paraoxonase 3 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| sHSPs | small heat shock proteins |
| SPG2 | sulfated glycoprotein 2 |
| SP-40,40 | serum protein-40,40 |
| SR-BI | scavenger receptor class B |
| TGN | trans-Golgi network |
| TOM | translocase of the outer membrane |
| TRPM-2 | testosterone repressed prostate messenger-2 |
| TSE | transmissible spongiform encephalopathy |
| UPS | ubiquitin–proteasome system |
| VDAC | voltage-dependent anion channel |
| VLDL | very low density lipoproteins |