| ACADM | Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase medium chain |
| APC | Allophycocyanin |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AKT | Serine/threonine kinase 1 (also named protein kinase (PK)-B) |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| APC | Allophycocyanin |
| BRAF | B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| C-PC | Phycocyanin C |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| COX-2 | Cycloxygenase-2 |
| DPP | Dipeptidyl-peptidase |
| DSS | Dextran sulfate sodium |
| eNOS | Endothelium nitric oxide synthase |
| EAE | Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| Fabp | Fatty acid binding protein |
| FDA | Food and drug administration |
| GK | Glucokinase |
| GKRP | Glucokinase regulatory protein |
| Glo | Glyoxalase |
| GSH | Cerebellar glutathione |
| HbA1c | Glycated hemoglobin |
| HO | Heme-oxygenase |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| KCC2 | Potassium-chloride transporter member 5 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| MG | Methylglyoxal |
| MMP | Metalloproteases |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen |
| NMDA | N-methyl D-aspartate receptor |
| Nrf | Nuclear erythroid–related factor |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| OF | Oncins France 1 mouse |
| ORAC | Oxygen radical absorbance capacity |
| PARP-1 | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 |
| PBPs | Phycobiliproteins |
| PCB-B | Phycocyanobilin B |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| Ppard | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta |
| Retn | Resistin |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SGOT | Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase |
| SGPT | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| Slc | Solute carrier family |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SPC | Spirulina platensis concentrate |
| SPF | Protein enriched fraction |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor |
| UVA | Ultraviolet A |