| Aβ | Amyloid-β |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP/PS1 mice | Double-transgenic mice expressing a chimeric mouse/human amyloid precursor protein and a mutant human presenilin 1 |
| Bag1 | Bcl-2-associated athanogene 1 |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BDMC | Bisdemethoxycurcumin |
| BV-2 | Immortalized by v-raf/v-myc carrying J2 retrovirus cells |
| [Ca2+]I | Intracellular Ca2+ |
| CDK1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 |
| CDKN1A | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| DA | Dopamine |
| CUR | Curcumin |
| DOPAC | 3,4-di-hydroxy phenylacetic acid |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| DMC | Demethoxycurcumin |
| DOPAC | 3,4Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| DPPH | 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| ECUR | Enol-curcumin |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GAB2 | Grb-associated binder 2 |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| GRASP65 | Golgi reassembly-stacking protein of 65 kDa |
| Hcy | Homocysteine |
| HHcy | Hyperhomocysteinemia |
| HSP | Heat-shock protein |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| I/R | Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion |
| KCUR | Keto-curcumin |
| L-NAME | (ω)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MPP+ | 1-methyl-4-phenyl pyridinium ion |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| MAO | Monoamine oxidase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells |
| O2 | Superoxide |
| PARP1 | poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3’-kinase |
| PLK1 | Polo-like kinase 1 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Sirt1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor β1 |
| THC | Tetrahydrocurcumin |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TPA | 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate. |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinases |