| ApoE | Apolipoprotein E |
| VLDL | Very low density lipoproteins |
| HDL | High density lipoproteins |
| LDL | Low density lipoproteins |
| LRP1 | LDL receptor related protein-1 |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| NK | Natural Killer |
| NKT | Natural killer T cells |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| ABCA1 | ATP binding cassette subfamily member 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKCξ | Protein kinase C-ξ |
| Sp1 | Specificity protein-1 |
| IL3 | Interleukin-3 |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor |
| TRAF6 | TNF receptor associated factor 6 |
| IRAK1 | Interleukin 1 receptor associated kinase 1 |
| MHC-II | Major histocompatibility complex II |
| CD4 | Cluster of differentiation 4 |
| CD1b | Cluster of differentiation 1b |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter type 4 |
| Aβ | Beta-amyloid |
| TREM2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 |
| hAPPFAD | human amyloid-beta precursor protein familial Alzheimer’s disease |
| Th1 | T helper cell type 1 |
| HLA-DR | Human leukocyte antigen—DR isotype |