| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Akt | RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AP-1 | Activating protein-1 |
| ASK1 | Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 |
| ATF6 | Activating transcription factor 6 |
| Aβ | Amyloid-β |
| Ca2+ | Calcium ion |
| CHIP | Carboxy terminus of HSP70-interacting protein |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic translation factor 2α |
| eNOS | Endothelial NOS |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | ER-associated degradation |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HNE | 4-Hydroxynonenal |
| HSAB | Hard and soft acid and base |
| HSP70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| HSP90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| iNOS | Inducible NOS |
| IRE1α | Inositol-requiring kinase 1α |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KEN | Kinase-extension nuclease |
| MeHg | Methylmercury |
| MnSOD | Manganese superoxide dismutase |
| MPP+ | 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium iodide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κ B |
| NMDA | N-Methyl-D-aspartate |
| nNOS | Neuronal NOS |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PDI | Protein disulfide isomerase |
| PERK | PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PKR | Protein kinase R |
| RES | Reactive electrophile species |
| RIDD | Regulated IRE1α-dependent decay |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SNO | S-Nitrosylated |
| SOD1 | Superoxide dismutase 1 |
| TRAF2 | TNF receptor-associated factor 2 |
| Trolox | 6-Hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid |
| Trx | Thioredoxin |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein 1 |