6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
Akt	Protein Kinase B
AMPA	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
APOE	Apolipoprotein E
Aβ	Amyloid beta
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CREB	Cyclic AMP response element binding protein
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric acid
IACh	Inward currents
IL	Interleukin
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
Keap1	Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
NDDs	Neurodegenerative diseases
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-kappa B
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NKCC1	Na-K-Cl cotransporter
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
NO	Nitric oxide
NQO1	NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreducase-1
Nrf2-ARE	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-antioxidant responsive element
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PDK1	3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLCγ	Phospholipase C gamma
QC	Quercetin
SIRT	Sirtuin
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TrkB	Tropomyosin receptor kinase B
α7 nAChR	α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
HO-1	Heme-oxygenase-1