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. 2023 Jan 25;20(3):2146. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032146
ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACE2 angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
AChE acetylcholinesterase
AD Alzheimer’s disease
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Ang II angiotensin II
Ang-(1-7) angiotensin-(1-7)
ApoE apolipoprotein E
ARBs Angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor blockers
BBB blood-brain barrier
BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor
ChAT choline acetyltransferase
CI confidence interval
CNS central nervous system
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
GM-CSF granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor
HCV hepatitis C virus
HiPSCs human-induced pluripotent stem cells
IFN interferon
IL-1β interleukin-1β
IL-2 interleukin-2
IL-6 interleukin-6
IL-10 interleukin-10
IP-10 interferon-γ-inducible protein 10
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HSV herpes simplex virus
mACE2 membrane-bound ACE2
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination
NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory
PD Parkinson’s disease
PET positron emission tomography
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain-containing protein 3
OR odds ratio
ORF3a open reading frame 3a
RCD rapid cognitive decline
ROS reactive oxygen species
sACE2 soluble ACE2
SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor α