6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
AD	Alzheimer’s Disease
AGEs	advanced glycated endo-products
Aβ	amyloid-beta
b.w.	body weight
BBB	blood–brain barrier
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Cas-3	caspase 3
CAT	catalase
CGM	curcuma-galactomannosides
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
DAT	dopamine transporter
DOPAC	3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
GFAP+	glial fibrillary acidic protein
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
GSH	glutathione
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase-3β
i.m.	intramuscular
i.p.	intraperitoneal
Iba1+	ionised calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1
IᴋB	inhibitor of NF-ᴋB
IL-1β	interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	interleukin-6
IRF	interferon regulatory factors
LDL	low-density lipoproteins
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MAO	monoamine oxidase
MAO-B-	monoamine oxidase B
MAPK-	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCAP-1-	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDA-	malondialdehyde
MMP-9-	matrix metalloproteinase 9
MPDP+	1-methyl -4-phenyl-2,3-dihydropyridine
MPP+	1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MTHFR	methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase
NDDs	neurodevelopmental diseases
NF-ᴋB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NFTs	neurofibrillary tangles
NLRP3	NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing 3
NMDA-N	methyl-D-aspartate
NO	nitric oxide
NQO1	quinone oxidoreductase 1
Nrf2	nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2
P50 p65/c-Rel	family of NF-ᴋB dimers
PAMAM	encapsulation in surface-modified polyamidoamine
PD	Parkinson’s Disease
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PINK1	phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced kinase 1
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
Px	peroxidase
RAGE	receptor for AGE
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SN	substantia nigra
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SREBPs	sterol regulatory element-binding proteins
TC	tetrahydrocurcumin
TGFβ	transforming growth factor-β
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase
TNF-α	tumour necrosis factor-α
TrkB	tropomyosin-related kinase receptor type B
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor