AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AP-1	activator protein 1
BBB	blood-brain barrier
BCA	bicinchoninic acid
BK	bradykinin
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CDDO-Me	C-28 methyl ester of 2-cyano-3,12- dioxooleana-1,9 (11)-dien-28-oic acid
ChIP	chromatin immunoprecipitation
CNS	central nervous system
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DCFH-DA	2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
ECL	enhanced chemiluminescence
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ERK1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
FBS	fetal bovine serum
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
GFP	green fluorescent protein
IKK	IκB-kinase
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
JNK	c-Jun amino-terminal kinase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
NOX	NADPH oxidase
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PDGFR	platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PMSF	phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
Pyk2	proline-rich tyrosine kinase
RBA-1	rat brain astrocytes
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RTA 408	N-(2-cyano-3,12-dioxo-28-noroleana-1,9(11)-dien-17-yl)-2-2-difluoropropanamide
SEM	standard error of the mean
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
XTT	sodium 3′-[1-[(phenylamino)-carbony]-3,4-tetrazolium]-bis(4-methoxy-6-nitro)benzene-sulfonic acid hydrate