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. 2026 Jan 26;15(2):166. doi: 10.3390/antiox15020166
CAP Cold atmospheric plasma
AD Alzheimer’s disease
PD  Parkinson’s disease
WHO  World Health Organization
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RNS  Reactive nitrogen species
RONS Reactive oxygen/nitrogen species
BBB Blood–brain barrier
Aβ  β-amyloid
CN Central nervous system
RMT Receptor-mediated transcytosis
MPS  Mononuclear phagocyte system
PAW  Plasma-activated water
OH Hydroxyl radicals
O2•− Superoxide anions
1O2 Singlet oxygen
O3 Ozone
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
NO Nitric oxide
NO2 Nitrous oxide
NO3 Nitrate
APNP Atmospheric pressure plasma nanoparticles
APPJ Atmospheric pressure plasma jet
OGD Oxygen–glucose deprivation
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
PKG Protein kinase G
DBD Dielectric barrier discharge
MCAO Middle cerebral artery occlusion
PLTV Platelet vesicle 
IO Iron oxide
MB Methylene blue
LSPR Local surface plasmon resonance
Au NRs Gold nanorods
AuNPs Gold nanoparticles
CeO2 NPs Cerium oxide nanoparticles
NIR Under near-infrared
VPNS Violet phosphorus nanosheets
PLGA Poly L-glutamic acid
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PCL Polycaprolactone
PGA Polyglycolic acid
EPR Enhanced permeability and retention
GNPs PEG-coated gold nanoparticles 
CS NPs Cu2−xSe nanoparticles
NSCs Neural stem cells
NPD@M MXene-based biomimetic plasma nanoplatform
DOX Doxorubicin
TGFβ Transforming growth factor beta
TRKI TGFβ receptor kinase inhibitor
TLNs TRKI-loaded lipid nanoparticles
HA Hyaluronic acid
CHG CAP-induced HA-based hydrogel
HAT Hyaluronic acid–tyramine
ICD Immunogenic cell death
PVA Polyvinyl alcohol
AgNPs Silver nanoparticles
KLVFF Pentapeptide fragment corresponding to the Aβ16–20 region
KACA KLVFF@Au-CeO2
GBM Glioblastoma multiforme
TMZ Temozolomide
CME Clathrin-mediated endocytosis
NDDs Neurodegenerative diseases
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
6-OHDA 6-hydroxydopamine
SOD Superoxide dismutase
GPx Glutathione peroxidase
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy
Nrf2 E2-related factor 2