| Aβ | Amyloid-beta |
| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| ALAD | δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| AREs | Antioxidant response elements |
| BACE | Beta-secretase |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| EXAFS | Extended X-ray absorption fine structure |
| FAD | Familiar Alzheimer’s Disease |
| GREs | Glucocorticoid response elements |
| ITC | Isothermal Titration Calorimetry |
| MRE | Metal response elements |
| MT | Metallothionein |
| MTF-1 | Metal-regulatory transcription factor 1 |
| PD | Parkinson’s Disease |
| PrP | Prion Protein |
| PSEN1 | Presenilin 1 |
| PSEN2 | Presenilin 1 |
| SAD | Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| α-Syn | Alpha-Synuclein |