6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
Aβ	beta-amyloid
ABC	ATP-binding cassette
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADHD	attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
AlCl3	aluminium chloride
ALM	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
α-M	α-mangostin
APP	amyloid precursor protein
APP/PS1	double transgenic mice expressing a chimeric mouse/human amyloid precursor protein and a mutant human presenilin 1
AUC	the area under the plasma concentration time curve
AVLT	auditory verbal learning test
AWR	abdominal withdrawal reflex
BAX	Bcl-2-associated X protein
BBB	blood-brain barrier
BCRP	breast cancer resistance protein
BCL2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
bEnd.3	brain endothelium cell line, cells isolated from brain tissue derived from a mouse with endothelioma
BMI	body mass index
CA	caffeic acid
CANTAB	the Cambridge neuropsychological test automated battery
CAT	catalase
CACS	chronic acute combining stress
CF	cocoa flavanol
CNS	central nervous system
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
C-SLNs	curcumin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles
DND	delayed neuronal cell death
EGCG	epigallocatechin-3-gallate
ERK ½	extracellular signal-regulated kinase ½
ETC	electron-transported chain
FDA	the Food and Drug Administration
GMO	glyceryl monooleate
GPX1	glutathione peroxidase 1
3GRES	3-O-glucuronidated-resveratrol
4GRES	4-O-glucuronidated-resveratrol
GSH	glutathione
HD	Huntington’s disease
HPLC-MS2	High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
5-HT	5-hydroxytryptamine
6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
IBS	irritable bowel syndrome
ITM	intestinal tract motility
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LSP	lychee seed polyphenols
MANT	modified attention network task
MAO	monoamine oxidase
MCAO	middle cerebral artery occlusion
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MMSE	mini-mental state examination
MRP2	multidrug-resistant protein type 2
MWM	Moris water maze
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NanoCurc	nanoparticle-encapsulated curcumin
NFkB	nuclear factor kappa-light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NSC	neural stem cells
NO	nitric oxide
OX26	antitransferrin receptor antibody
PACA	poly (alkyl cyanoacrylate)
PAL	paired associate learning
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PEGB	polyphenol-rich grape and blueberry extract
PGA	poly (glycolic acid)
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
PLA	poly (lactic acid)
PLGA	poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolic acid)
PLGA@QT	PLGA-functionalized quercetin nanoparticles
PSA	polysaccharide A
QNPs	quercetin nanoparticles
QT-SPIONs	quercetin-conjugated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
RAWM	radial arm water maze
RCTs	randomized control trials
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SCFA	short-chain fatty acids
SH-SY5Y	a thrice-subcloned cell line derived from the SK-N-SH neuroblastoma cell line. It serves as a model for neurodegenerative disorders
SIRT1	Sirtuin 1
SK-N-SH	neuroblastoma cell line
SLNs	solid lipid nanoparticles
SOD1	superoxide dismutase 1
SRES	3-sulfated-resveratrol
Tet-1	ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase 1
Tf(α-M)	α-M liposomes modified with transferrin
TfR	transferrin receptor
TLR4/NFkB	toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B
TNF-alpha	tumor necrosis factor–alpha
TOWRE-2	Test of Word Reading Efficiency—second edition
WBB	flavonoid rich wild blueberry