| [18F]-FDG | 18-fluorodeoxyglucose |
| ABCB1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| ApoE | apolipoprotein E |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| ASF | alternative splicing factor |
| Aβ | amyloid beta peptide |
| BACE-1 | β-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| DPP4 | dipeptidyl peptidase 4 |
| DS | Down syndrome |
| DYRK1A | dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A |
| GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GLUT | glucose transporter |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| i.c.v | intracerebroventricular |
| IAPP | islet amyloid polypeptide |
| IDE | insulin-degrading enzyme |
| IDF | International Diabetes Federation |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| IRS | insulin receptor substrate |
| ISF | interstitial fluid |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LRP1 | low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 |
| NFTs | neurofibrillary tangles |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PHF | paired helical filaments |
| PP2A | protein phosphatase 2A |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PSD95 | postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| PSEN1 | presenilin 1 |
| PSEN2 | presenilin 2 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| sAPPα | soluble APPα fragment |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| Tau | tubulin-associated unit |
| Thr | threonin |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TrkB | tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| WHO | World Health Organization |