| AGE | aged garlic extract |
| PCSO | S-propyl cysteine-sulfoxide |
| MCSO | S-methyl cysteine-sulfoxide |
| NAC | N-Acetylcysteine |
| SAC | S-Allyl-cysteine |
| SAMC | S-ally-mercapto cysteine |
| PLP | pyridoxal phosphate |
| DAS | Diallyl sulfide |
| DADS | Diallyl disulfide |
| DATS | Diallyl trisulfide |
| AMS | Allyl methyl sulfide |
| AMDS | allyl methyl disulfide |
| SGF | simulated gastric fluid |
| SIF | stimulated intestinal fluid |
| HCMV | Human Cytomegalovirus |
| NK-cell | Natural killer-cell |
| ORS | oxygen-free radical species |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| GSH-Px | glutathione peroxidase |
| GCLM | glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 subunit |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythrobia-2 related factor 2 |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand |
| ABG | Aged black garlic |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| GBM CSC | Glioblastoma multiforme cancer stem cells |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| Ach | acetylcholine |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| BuChE | butyrylcholinesterase |
| TG | triglyceride |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| UCP | mitochondrial inner membrane proteins |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| NO | nitric oxide; H2S: hydrogen sulphide |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| RBCs | red blood cells |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |