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. 2025 Apr 11;15(4):242. doi: 10.3390/bios15040242
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
ATP Adenosine Triphosphate
Nrf2 Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2–Related Factor 2
ARE Antioxidant Response Element
4-HNE 4-Hydroxynonenal
HIF-1α Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Alpha
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
PM2.5 Particulate Matter less than 2.5 μm
Se-Met Selenomethionine
GPX4 Glutathione Peroxidase 4
VHL Von Hippel–Lindau
HO-1 Heme Oxygenase 1
NQO1 NAD(P)H Quinone Dehydrogenase 1
LDHA Lactate Dehydrogenase A
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
MeHg Methylmercury
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
Akt Protein Kinase B
FoxO Forkhead Box O
AMPK AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
BDE209 Decabromodiphenyl Ether
OS Oxidative Stress
IκB Inhibitor of Nuclear Factor Kappa B
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
IL-6 Interleukin 6
NLRP3 NOD-Like Receptor Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3
IL-1β Interleukin 1 Beta
IL-18 Interleukin 18
IKK IκB Kinase
κB Kappa Light Chain Enhancer of Activated B Cells
ASC Apoptosis-Associated Speck-Like Protein Containing a CARD
BV2 A murine microglial cell line
IL-8 Interleukin 8
β-HCH Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
PINK1 PTEN-Induced Kinase 1
OXPHOS Oxidative Phosphorylation
SOD2 Superoxide Dismutase 2
GPx Glutathione Peroxidase
VDAC1 Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1
MFN2 Mitofusin 2
SQSTM1 Sequestosome 1
LC3-II Microtubule-Associated Protein 1A/1B-Light Chain 3-II
ETC Electron Transport Chain
MPTP Mitochondrial Membrane Permeability Transition Pore
MPP⁺ 1-Methyl-4-Phenylpyridinium
uBC Ubiquitin C
MDA Malondialdehyde
Mn-SOD Manganese Superoxide Dismutase
NAC N-Acetylcysteine
Mito-TEMPO Mitochondria-Targeted Tempol
AMP Adenosine Monophosphate
PGC-1α Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1 Alpha
PS-MPs Polystyrene Microplastics
MAMs Mitochondria-Associated Membranes
CAT Catalase
RNS Reactive Nitrogen Species
GSH Glutathione
AEA Anandamide
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
EP2 Prostaglandin E Receptor 2
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor 1
NMDA N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
mTORC1 Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
TLR4 Toll-Like Receptor 4
JNK c-Jun N-terminal Kinase
AQDs Antioxidant quantum dots
BBB Blood–brain barrier
SFN Sulforaphane
CUR Curcumin
CNPs Carbon Nanoparticles
RTA-408 A small molecule drug used for neuroprotection
SWCNT Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube
HyPer7 A genetically encoded hydrogen peroxide sensor
2-AG 2-Arachidonoylglycerol
PTAN Poly(Thionine-Aniline)
iGluSnFR A sensor for glutamate in real-time imaging
Pt-NWE Platinum Nanowire Electrode
ECL Electrochemiluminescence
GFP Green Fluorescent Protein
BioE3 A bioactive small molecule used in cellular research