AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ALK1 and ACVRL1	Activin-like kinase
AP2 and AP2M1	Adaptor-related protein complex 2 alpha 1
ApoB	Apolipoprotein B
ApoE	Apolipoprotein E
ASCVD	Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases
Aβ	Beta-amyloid
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
bBMEC	Bovine brain microvascular endothelial cells
bEnd.3	Mouse brain endothelial cells clone 3
BMP-9	Bone morphogenetic protein-9
CAV1	Caveolin 1
CLH	Clathrin heavy chain
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
Dil	1,1’-dioctadecyl-3,3,3’,3’-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EOAD	Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
hAEC	Human aortic endothelial cells
hBMEC	Human brain microvascular endothelial cells
hCMEC/D3	Human cortical microvascular endothelial cells/D3
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HMGCR	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase
hUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LDL-C	LDL cholesterol
LDLR	Low-density lipoprotein receptor
LOAD	Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
MMSE	Mini Mental State Examination
NO	Nitric oxide
SR-BI and SCARB1	Scavenger receptor B-I