| Ach | Acetylcholine |
| AchE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| ADAM10 | A disintegrin and metallopeptidase 10 |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| BAP | β-amyloid protein |
| BACE1 | Beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 |
| BAX | Bcl2-Associated X Protein |
| Bcl-2 | Anti-apoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BHA | Butylhydroxyanisole |
| BHT | Butylated hydroxytoluene |
| C6 | Glial cell line |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CB | Cerebellum |
| CC | Cerebral cortex |
| CHME5 | Microglial cell lines |
| ChAT | Choline acetyltransferase |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| DA | Dopamine |
| DOPAC | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| GAP 43 | Growth associated protein 43 |
| GDNF | Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HC | Hippocampus |
| HD150Q | Huntingtin mutant mouse neuroblastoma cell line |
| HSF1 | Heat shock factor 1 |
| HSPs | Heat shock proteins |
| Hsp70 | Heat Shock Protein 70 |
| HSP25 | Heat Shock Protein 25 |
| HSR | Heat shock response |
| HT | Hypothalamus |
| HVA | Homovanillic acid |
| IDE | Insulin-degrading enzyme |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IKBKB | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase subunit beta |
| IKBKG | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase regulatory subunit gamma |
| IMR32 | Neuronal cell line |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| L-DOPA | Levodopa |
| LPO | Lipid hydroperoxide |
| LRP | Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein |
| sLRP | Soluble form of LRP |
| LRR | Leucine rich repeat |
| LRRK2 | Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 |
| MAO | Monoamine oxidase |
| MAP2 | Microtubule-associated protein 2 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCI | Mild cognitive impairment |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MK-801 | Non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| 3-NP | 3-nitropropionic acid |
| NCAM | Neural cell adhesion molecule |
| NCX3 | Na+-Ca2+ exchanger isoform 3 |
| NF-H | Phosphorylated neurofilament-H |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor-kb |
| NFTs | Neurofibrillary tangles |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| NLRP3 | Pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NMDARs | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors |
| NMJs | Neuromuscular junctions |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOD | Nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain |
| P38 | MAP kinase |
| PC 12 | Rat adrenal pheochromocytoma cell line |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PS1 | Presenilin 1 |
| PSA-NCAM | Polysialylated-neural cell adhesion molecule |
| PSD-95 | Postsynaptic density protein-95 |
| RELA | Transcription factor p65 |
| RET | Rearranged during transfection |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SH-APP | Human neuroblastoma cell line |
| SH-SY5Y | Human neuroblastoma cell line |
| SK-N-MC | Human neuroblastoma cell line |
| SK-N-SH | Human neuroblastoma cell line |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TBHQ | Ter-butylhydroxyhydroquinone |
| TDP-43 | Transactive response DNA binding protein 43 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| WA | Withanamides |
| WC | Withanamides |
| WS-2 | Withanone |