| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 beta |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| pCREB | Phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein |
| pBAD | Phosphorylated Bcl2-associated death promoter |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor–erythroid2-related factor-2 |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa-b |
| TSEs | Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies |
| vCJD | Variant CJD |
| PrPc | Normal cellular prion protein |
| PrPSc | Prion protein scrapie |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like erythroid cell-derived protein with CNC homology (ECH)-associated protein 1 |
| CaN | Calcineurin |
| IL2 | Interleukin 2 |
| OF | Open field |
| NOR | Novel object recognition |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| ECL | Enhanced chemiluminescence |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| FJ-C | Fluoro-Jade C |
| DLP1 | Dynamin-like protein 1 |
| BAX | bcl-2-like protein 4 |
| Cyt-C | Cytochrome-C |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |