iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
COX-2	cyclooxygenase
SOCS-3	suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
AMPKα	(AMP)-activated protein kinase α
PKC	protein kinase C
JNK	c-Jun N terminal kinase
ERK	extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
TNF- α	tumor necrosis factor α
INF-γ	interferon γ
IL-1β	interleukin 1β
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
STAT-1	signal transducer and activator of transcription-1
PI3K/Akt	phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/Akt
ER	estrogen receptor
ROS	reactive oxygen species
MDA	malondialdehyde
BACE	β-Site amyloid precursor protein (APP) cleaving enzyme
APP	amyloid precursor protein
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase 3β
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
AchE	acetylcholinesterase
RIP2	receptor interacting protein-2
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
MMP-9	matrix metallopeptidase 9
SOD	superoxide dismutase
GSH	glutathione
Nrf-2/ARE	nuclear factor E2-related factor 2/ antioxidant response element
HO-1	hemoxygenase-1
NQO-1	NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase1
TBARS	thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
TrkB	tropomyosin-related kinase B
GRP78	glucose-regulated protein
Foxp3	forkhead box P3
DOPAC	dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
HVA	homovanillic acid
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase
CHIP	C terminus Hsp70 interacting protein
LPO	lipid peroxidation
GDNF	glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
HIF1a	hypoxia inducible factor1a
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
5-HT	5-hydroxytryptamine
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
ICV-STZ	intracerebroventricular-streptozotocine
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
PD	Parkinson’s disease
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MeHg	methyl mercury
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MPP+	1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
pMCAO	permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion
tMCAO	transient middle cerebral artery occlusion
EAE	experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis