| •OH | Hydroxyl radical |
| 1O2 | Singlet oxygen |
| 8-OHdG | 8-Hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine |
| 8-OHG | 8-Hydroxy-2’-guanosine |
| Aβ | Amyloid beta’ Abeta |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Al | Aluminium |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| CBD | Corticobasal degeneration |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CO3•− | Carbonate radical |
| CoQ10 | Coenzyme Q10 |
| COX | Cytochrome oxidase |
| Cu | Copper |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| FDA | US Food and Drug Administration |
| Fe | Iron |
| FTD | Frontotemporal dementia |
| FTDP-17 | FTD with parkinsonism linked to chromosome-17 |
| FTLD | Frontotemporal lobar degeneration |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GST | Glutathione S transferase |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| Hcy | Homocysteine |
| 4-HNE | 4-Hydroxynonenal |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HO2 | Hydroperoxyl radical |
| HOBr | Hypobromous |
| HOCl | Hypochlorous |
| HOI | Hypoiodous acids |
| Hr | Hour |
| KGDHC | α-Ketogluterate dehydrogenase complex |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MB | Methylene blue; methylthioninium chloride |
| NFT | Neurofibrillary tangle |
| NO or NO• | Nitric oxide radical |
| NO2− | Nitrite |
| NO2• | Nitrogen dioxide radical |
| O2− or O2•− | Superoxide anion radical |
| O3 | Ozone |
| ONOO− | Peroxynitrite |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PDHC | Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| PiD | Pick’s disease |
| PSP | Progressive supranuclear palsy |
| PTM | Posttranslational modification |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| RO• | Alkoxyl radical |
| ROI | Reactive oxygen intermediate |
| ROO• | Peroxyl radical |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SQ•− | Semiquinone radical |
| Zn | Zinc |