PD	Parkinson’s disease
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
ATP synthase	Adenosine triphosphate synthase
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
CI	Complex I
CIII	Complex III
LB	Lewy’s bodies
COMT	Catechol O-methyltransferase
DpA	Dopamine
ND	Neurodegenerative disease
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DOPAC	3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
DOPAL	3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde
FAD	Flavine-adenine dinucleotide
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
OS	Oxidative stress
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
GSH	Glutathione
LAS	Lysosomal autophagic system
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
MAO	Monoamine oxidase
MnSOD	Manganese superoxide dismutase
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
NM	Neuromelanin
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
NO	Nitric oxide
PTP	Permeability transition pore
SN	Substantia nigra
CNS	Central nervous system
SAR	Structure-activity relationship
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric
AChEs	Acetylcholinesterases
α-SYN	α-synuclein