| ACPA | Anti-citrullinated protein antibody |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| BDB | 3-bromo-4, 5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde |
| CCL11 | CC Chemokine ligand 11 |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CCL-2 | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 |
| CPCs | Circulating progenitor cells |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| EF | Epimedium total flavonoids |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EPCs | Endothelial progenitor cells |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| G-MDSCs | Granylocytic-myeloid derived suppressor cells |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| HDAC2 | Histone deacetylase 2 |
| HSCs | Hematopoietic stem cell |
| Ica | Icariin |
| IL-1 | Interleukin-1 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IP-10 | Interferon–gamma induced protein 10 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KCNB1 | Voltage-gated potassium (K+) channel sub-family B member 1 |
| KEAP1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LDL | Low density lipoprotein |
| LO | Lipoxygenase |
| LRRK2 | Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) |
| LTL | Leukocyte telomere length |
| LW | Liuwei Dihuang |
| LW-AFC | Active fraction combination from Liuwei Dihuang decoction |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MMP | Matrix metalloprotease |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| mtROS | Mitochondrial ROS |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B |
| NLRP3 | Pryin domain containing-3 protein |
| NM | Neuromelanin |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PFK | Phosphofructokinase |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) |
| PI3K | Phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1alpha |
| PPP | Pentose phosphate pathway |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SASP | Senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SMR | Standardized mortality ratio |
| SNpc | Substantia nigra pars compacta |
| STAT3 | Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| Th1 | T helper cell 1 |
| TIGAR | TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VSMCs | Vascular smooth-muscle cells |
| XO | Xanthine oxidase |
| 8-iso-PGF2α | 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α |
| 8-oxodG | 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2’-deoxyguanine |