HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
G. glabra	Glycyrrhiza glabra
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
11 beta-HSD2	11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
ROS	reactive oxygen species
MAO	monoamine oxidase
GAMG	glycyrrhetinic acid monoglucuronide acetylated
SARS	severe acute respiratory syndrome
DGL	deglycyrrhizinated licorice
STZ	streptozotocin
PAF	platelet aggregating factor
CCh	carbamylcholine
L-NAME	N-w-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester
AD	Alzheimer’s Disease
SCA3	spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
NFE2L2-ARE	nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-antioxidant-responsive elements
PPARGC1A	coactivator 1α
AUC	areas under the plasma-time curve
LD50	half-maximal lethal concentrations.