| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| NDs | Νeurodegenerative Disorders |
| PPARs | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PPARβ/δ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| PARP-1 | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 |
| DAMPs | Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| PRRs | Pattern Recognition Receptors |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| IL | Interleukin |
| CCL2 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NFkB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| BBB | Blood-brain-barrier |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| Aβ | Beta-amyloid peptide |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| NFTs | Neurofibrillary tangles |
| UCP2 | Uncoupling protein 2 |
| CPT1 | Carnitine palmityl transferase 1 |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducer-activator of transcription |
| NAE | N-acylethanolamine |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| PEA | N-palmitoylethanolamine |
| GLT-1 | Glutamate Transporter-1 |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| EAAT2 | Excitarory amino acid transporter 2 |
| GLAST/EAAT1 | Glutamate transporter/Excitarory amino acid transporter 1 |
| KYNA | Kynurenic acid |
| CA1,2,3 | Hippocampal regions |
| LTP | Long-term potentiation |
| CREB | Cyclic AMP-Response-Element-Binding Protein |
| OLE | Oleuropein |
| TrkB | Tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| PFC | Prefrontal cortex |
| NT | Neurotrophin |
| ADAM10 | A Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein |
| BACE1 | Beta-Site APP cleaving enzyme 1 |
| PPREs | Peroxisome proliferator response elements |
| RXR | Retinoid X receptor |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| IκBα | NFkB Inhibitor |
| PGC1a | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| IDE | Insulin-degrading enzyme |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| TFAM | Transcription factor A, mitochondrial |
| VTA | Ventral tegmental area |
| β2nAChRs | β2-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors |
| SNpc | Substantia nigra pars compacta |
| PAM | Proliferative-associated microglia |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| GDNF | Astrocytic glial-derived neurotrophic factor |
| IFNγ | Interferone γ |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| HSF-1 | Heat shock factor-1 |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta |
| CDK5 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 |
| NRF-1 | Nuclear respiratory factor-1 |