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. 2018 Nov 23;5(4):126. doi: 10.3390/medicines5040126
Amyloid βeta
ACh Acetylcholine
AD Alzheimer’s disease
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ApoE Apolipoprotein E
APP Amyloid beta precursor protein
ARE Antioxidant response element
BBB Brain blood barrier
BDNF Brain derived neurotrophic factor
Ca2+ Calcium ion
CAT Catalase
CHCHD2 Coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix domain 2
C9ORF72 Chromosome 9 open reading frame 72
COMT Catechol-O-methyltransferase
CREB cAMP (Cyclic adenosine monophosphate response) element-binding protein
CU Curcumin
CYP Cytochrome P450
DARPP Dopamine and adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate-regulated phosphoprotein
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid acid
DNAJC13 DNA J heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member C13
DSPE Distearoy phosphatidylethanolamine
EIF4G1 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 gamma 1
EMA European medicines agency
ERK Extracellular signal regulated kinase
FDA Food and drug administration
FUS RNA binding protein Fused in Sarcoma
GBA Glucocerebrosidase
GRAS Generally recognized as safe
GPx Glutathione peroxidase
GR Glutathione reductase
GSH Glutathione
HEWL Hen Egg White Lysozyme
HD Huntington disease
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
HTT Huntingtin
IL-6 Interleukin 6
iNOS induced nitric oxide synthase
IV intravenous
JNK Jun N-terminal kinase
LCNs Liquid crystalline nanocarriers
LDL Low density lipoprotein
Lf Lactoferrin
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
LRRK1 Leucine-rich repeat kinase 1
LUV Large unilamellar vesicles
MAO-B Monoamine oxidase type B
MDA Malondialdehyde
MLV Multilamellar vesicles
MPTP 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MMSE Mini Mental State Examination
mRNA Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
NF-kb Nuclear Factor Kappa Beta
NGF Nerve growth factor
NLC Nanostructured lipid carriers
NO Nitric oxide
NPs nanoparticles
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
OHDA 6 Hydroxydopamine
OPTN Optineurin
PD Parkinson disease
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PINK1 PTEN-induced putative kinase 1
PLGA Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PRKN Parkin
PSEN Presenilin
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SLCP Solid lipid curcumin nanoparticles
SLN Solid lipid nanoparticles
SOD1 Superoxide dismutase 1
SNCA Synuclein alpha
SUV Small unilamellar vesicles
TARDBP TAR DNA binding protein (TDP-43)
TREG T regulatory cell
TRPME Transient Receptor Potential Mucolipin-1 Expression
TrkB Tropomyosin receptor kinase B
UBQLN2 Ubiquitin 2
UCH Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase
VPS35 Vascular protein sorting
WGA Wheat-germ agglutinin