| CNS | central nervous system |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | amyloid-β |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| NO | nitrate oxide |
| NOS | nitrate oxide synthase |
| IL- | interleukin- |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CAT | catalase |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2 |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| BACE1 | β-site-amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1; β-secretase 1 |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| 38MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| AKT | protein kinase B, PKB, serine/threonine-specific protein kinases |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase A or B |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSH-Px | glutathione peroxidase |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| STAT1 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 |
| AChE | acetylcholine esterase |
| ChAT | choline acetyltransferase |
| AT1R | angiotensin II type 1 receptor |
| i.p. | intraperitoneal |
| i.g. | intragastric |