| ACOX | acyl-CoA oxidase |
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AP | action potential |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| ALP | autophagy-lysosome or autolysosome pathway |
| AQP4 | aquaporin 4 |
| αSyn | α-synuclein |
| BA | bile acids |
| BAM | border-associated macrophages |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| BG-PVS | perivascular space of the basal ganglia |
| c-ABL | Abl kinase |
| CAA | cerebral amyloid angiopathy |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COMT | catechol O-methyltransferase |
| CPF | chlorpyrifos |
| DA | dopamine |
| DAO | D-amino-acid oxidase |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DATs | dopamine transporters |
| DBS | deep brain stimulation |
| DDH1 or AKR1C1 | dihydrodiol dehydrogenase |
| DDO | D-aspartate oxidase |
| DLB | dementia with Lewy bodies |
| DMT2 | type 2 diabetes |
| DNMTs | DNA methyltransferases |
| DMV | dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus |
| DOPAL | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde |
| DSCs | disease-specific single-nucleotide changes |
| DTI-ALPS | diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space |
| EECs | enteroendocrine cells |
| EET | epoxyeicosatrienoic acids |
| EC | endothelial cells |
| ENS | enteric nervous system |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| EVs | erythrocyte vesicles |
| FAO | fatty acid β-oxidation |
| FHC | ferritin heavy chain |
| FMT | fecal microbial flora transplantation |
| FOS | fructo-oligosaccharides |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GBA1 | lysosomal glucocerebrosidase |
| GCase 1 | β-glucocerebrosidase 1 |
| GI | gastrointestinal tract |
| GOS | galacto-oligosaccharides |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GST-Pi | glutathione-S-transferase Pi |
| GWAS | genome-wide association study |
| HAO | L-α-hydroxyacid oxidase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine, serotonin |
| ICAM-1 | Inter-Cellular Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| ICDH | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| iLBD | incidental LB disease |
| IMM | inner mitochondrial membrane |
| IMS | intermediate syndrome |
| InsP3R | inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors |
| Kir6 | ATP-sensitive K+ channels |
| LB | Lewy bodies |
| LC | locus coeruleus |
| LRRK2 | leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LRRK2 | leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 |
| LTCCs | L-type calcium channels |
| LUHMES | Lund human mesencephalic cells |
| MAM | mitochondria-associated membranes |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MAO-B | monoamine oxidase B |
| MCh | mitochondria |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| mPTP | mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| MPP+ | 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium |
| MT3 | metallothionein-3 |
| NAC | non-amyloid-β component |
| NAM | niacinamide |
| NC | nucleus caudatus, caudate nucleus |
| ncRNA | non-coding RNA |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Nogo-B | Neurite outgrowth inhibitor-B |
| NOX | NADPH oxidases |
| 3-NPA | 3-nitropropionic acid |
| nt | nucleotides |
| NVU | neurovascular unit |
| OGDH | oxoglutarate dehydrogenase |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| OMM | outer mitochondrial membrane |
| OPs | organophosphates |
| OPIDP | organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy |
| OSC | organosulfur compounds |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PAOX | polyamine oxidase |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PDD | Parkinson’s disease dementia |
| PDH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PFFs | pre-formed fibrils |
| PINK1 | phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN)-induced kinase 1 |
| PIPOX | L-pipecolic acid oxidase |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PMCA | plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PON-1 | paraoxonase-1 |
| PP2A | protein phosphatase 2A |
| PrP | prion proteins |
| PVM | perivascular macrophages |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acids |
| sHsps | small heat shock proteins |
| SN | substantia nigra |
| SNpc | substantia nigra pars compacta |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TJ | tight junction |
| TM | thrombomodulin |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TOM | translocase of the outer membrane |
| TOM-CC | TOM core complex |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| TUDCA | tauro ursodesoxy cholic acid |
| UDCA | ursodesoxy cholic acid |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VDAC | voltage-dependent anion channel |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| VMAT2 | vesicular monoamine transporter 2 |
| VPS35 | vacuolar protein sorting ortholog 35, involved in autophagy |
| VTA | ventral tegmental area |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |
| WPB | Weibel-Palade bodies |
| XO | xanthine oxidase |
| ZO-1 | zonula occludens-1 |