| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxynoneal |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| APOE | apolipoprotein E |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| Aβ | amyloid-β |
| BBB | blood brain barrier |
| CAT | catalase |
| CBVD | cerebrovascular disease |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COMT | catechol-O-methyl transferase |
| COX | cyclooxygenases |
| Cys-DA | 5-S-cysteinyl-dopamine |
| DA | dopamine |
| EAE | autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GLT1 | glutamine transporter 1 |
| GLUT1 | glucose transporter 1 |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| HD | Huntington’s disease |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LC3 | protein 1 light chain 3 |
| l-DOPA | l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| LRP1 | LDL receptor related protein-1 |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MCAO | middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| MD | Mediterranean diet |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MMP-9 | matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| MPP+ | methyl-4-phenylpyridinium |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF | nuclear factor |
| NFTs | neurofibrillary tangles |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NQO1 | NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor NF-E2-related factor 2 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| pE3-Aβ | pyroglutamate-modified Aβ peptides at amino acid position three |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor gamma |
| PS1 | presenilin-1 |
| PS2 | presenilin-2 |
| PSD-95 | postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| ULK1 | unc-51-like kinase 1 |