| CNS | central nervous system |
| HN | Humanin |
| UP | unrelated peptide |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartate |
| MK-801 | 5S,10R)-(+)-5-Methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine maleate |
| MAPKs | Mitogen- activated protein kinases |
| ERK1/2 | extracellar signal-regulated protein kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| BAPTA-AM | 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N’,N’-tetraacetic acid |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| NAC | N-Acetyl-l-cysteine |
| H2DCFDA | 2’,7’-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| FPRL | formyl peptide-receptor-like |
| CNTFR | ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor α |