| ABC | Aberrant Behavior Checklist |
| Ach | acetylcholine |
| AchE | acetylcholineesterase |
| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| ADH | alcohol dehydrogenase |
| AGE | advanced glycation endproducts |
| ALDH | aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| AQP4 | aquaporin 4 |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| Aβ | amyloid-beta |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| Bcl | anti-apoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| HSP | heat shock protein |
| BDNF | brain-derived neutrophic factor |
| CHIP | carboxy-terminal Hsp70-interacting protein |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DNMT | DNA methyl transferase |
| FAS | fetal alcohol syndrome |
| GCL | γ-glutamylcysteine ligase |
| GCLC | γ-glutamylcysteine ligase catalytic subunit |
| GCLM | γ-glutamylcysteine ligase modifier subunit |
| GGT | γ-glutamyl transferase |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase(s) |
| GR | glucoraphanin |
| GS | glucosinolates |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSSG | glutathione disulfide |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase(s) |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HMOX | heme oxygenase |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| HSR | heat shock response |
| ICH | intracerebral hemorrhage(s) |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IP-10 | interferon-gamma inducible protein 10 |
| ITC | isothiocyanate(s) |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| KO | knock-out |
| MATRICS | Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia |
| MCCB | MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery |
| mHtt | mutant huntingtin |
| MIF | macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase(s) |
| MPTP | methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 or NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 1 |
| Nrf2 | NF-E2 p45-related factor 2 |
| OARS | Ohio State University (OSU) Autism Rating Scale |
| PANSS | Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale |
| PCP | phencyclidine or phenylcyclohexyl piperidine |
| PD | Parkinson’s Disease |
| PGE2 | protaglandin E2 |
| Prx | peroxiredoxin |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acids |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| SF | sulforaphane |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SRS | Social Responsiveness Scales |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle (also known as. Krebs cycle) |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| Trx | thioredoxin |