| AChE | acetylcholinesterase |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AMPK | adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| APPsw | APP Swedish Mutant |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated protein X |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Cdk5 | cyclin-dependent kinase 5 |
| CNTMF | completely natural turmeric matrix formulation |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| DM2 | diabetes mellitus type 2 |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| FeONPs-Cur | iron oxide nanoparticles capped with curcumin |
| GSK-3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| IL | interleukin |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MCT2 | monocarboxylate transporter 2 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NDs | neurodegenerative diseases |
| NF-κβ | nuclear factor-kappabeta |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OS | oxidative stress |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PI3K/AKT | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| RAGE | glycation end products |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | oxygen species |
| p- | phosphorylated |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| Th17 | T helper 17 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |