| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| ALOX5 | Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| BBB | Blood–Brain Barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| CAT | Catalase |
| ChAT | Choline Acetyltransferase |
| Cdk5 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 |
| CEF | Ceftriaxone |
| CIS | Cisplatin |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| DAT | Dopamine Transporter |
| DOI | (±)1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane |
| DOPAC | 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| ERK | Extracellular–Signal–Regulated kinase |
| GCL | Glutamate–Cysteine Ligase |
| GLT-1 | Glutamate transporter 1 |
| GPx | Glutathione Peroxidase |
| GS | Glutamine Synthase |
| GRIN2A | Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic N-methyl D-aspartate 2A |
| GRIN2B | Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic N-methyl D-aspartate 2B |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSSG | Glutathione Disulfide |
| GST | Glutathione-S-Transferase |
| HO-1 | Heme Oxygenase-1 |
| HPA | Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal |
| ICH | Intracerebral Hemorrhage |
| IEG | Immediate Early Genes |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| JAK/STAT | Janus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| JNK | C-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MC | Mineralocorticoid |
| MCAO | Middle Cerebral artery occlusion |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MMP | Matrix Metalloproteinases |
| MST | 3-Mercaptopyruvate Sulfurtransferase |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| NAc | Nucleus accumbens |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate |
| NMDAR | N-methyl D-aspartate receptor |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| Nrf2-ARE | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2–Antioxidant Response Element |
| PD | Parkinson’s Disease |
| PPAR | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor |
| RGS4 | Regulator of G-protein Signaling 4 |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SN | Substantia Nigra |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| SQR | Sulfide: quinone oxidoreductase |
| SUD | Substance use disorder |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances |
| TH | Tyrosine Hydroxylase |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| VMAT2 | Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 |
| xCT | Cystine–glutamate antiporter |