| α-SMA | α-Smooth muscle actin |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| HSC | Hepatic stellate cell |
| ip | Intraperitoneal |
| iv | Intravenous |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemotactic protein 1 |
| NMDA | N-Methyl-d-aspartic acid |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2 (NFE2) related factor 2 |
| p21 | p21Cip1 protein |
| p53 | Tumor protein p53 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinases |
| SAR | Structure-activity relationship |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TLR-4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNBS | 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid |
| TrkB | Tropomysin receptor kinase B |