| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| Al | Aluminium |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| As | Arsenicum |
| Ba | Barium |
| Be | Beryllium |
| Bi | Bismuth |
| Cd | Cadmium |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| Cs | Cesium |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| DE | Diesel exhaust particles |
| EDTA | Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| Gd | Gadolinium |
| Hg | Mercury |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| ICP-MS | Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| IL-1 | Interleukin-1 |
| INF γ | Interferon gamma |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| ND | Neurodegenerative diseases |
| Ni | Nickel |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| OP | Organophosphorus pesticides |
| Pb | Lead |
| Pd | Palladium |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3 kinase |
| PM | Particulate matter |
| Pt | Platinum |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Sb | Antimony |
| Sn | Tin |
| SNARE | Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor |
| Te | Tellurium |
| Th | Thorium |
| Ti | Titanium |
| Tl T | hallium |
| TNF α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| U | Uranium |
| W | Tungsten |