AD	Alzheimer’s Disease
Akt	Serine/threonine kinase
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1/2	Activator protein 1/2
ARE	Antioxidant Response Elements
ATR-I	Atractylenolide-I
Bach1	BTB domain and CNC homolog 1
BBB	Blood brain barrier
Bcl2	Anti-apoptotic factor B-cell lymphoma 2
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BVR	Biliverdin reductase
CART	Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript
CNS	Central Nervous System
CO	Carbon monoxide
CoPPIX	Cobalt protoporphyrin IX
DDC	2′,3′-dihydroxy-4′,6′-dimethoxychalcone
EAE	Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
EPO	Erythropoietin
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Fe2+	Free ferrous iron
GBS	Guillain-Barré syndrome
GCLM	Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Modified subunit
GCLC	Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Catalitic subunit
GDNF	Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
HIF1	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1
HMOX1	Heme oxygenase 1 gene
HO	Heme oxygenase
I/R	Ischemia/reperfusion
ICH	Intracerebral hemorrhage
Keap1	Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LXR	Liver-x receptor
MAPK	Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases
MCI	Mild Cognitive Impairment
miRs	microRNAs
MPP+	1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
NB	Neuroblastoma
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa light- chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase
NQO1	NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2
PD	Parkinson’s Disease
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PPARα	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SAH	Subarachnoid hemorrhage
sGC	Soluble guanylyl cyclase
STZ	Streptozotocin
t-BHQ	Tert-butylhydroquinone
TBI	Traumatic brain injury
TrkB	Tropomyosinreceptorkinase B
6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine