6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADSC	adipose-derived stem cell
AGEs	advanced glycation end products
ALS	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
APP	amyloid-protein precursor
ARE	antioxidant response element
ASCs	adult stem cells
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BME	β-mercaptoethanol
BM-MSCs	bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
CM	conditioned medium
CNS	central nervous system
CVC	chorionic villi cells
DA	dopamine
DAT	DA transporter
DCFH-DA	2′-7′dichlorofluorescin diacetate
DPSC	dental pulp stem cells
e-CSF	embryonic cerebrospinal fluid
ESCs	embryonic stem cells
FA	Friedreich’s ataxia
FSCs	fetal stem cells
GSH	glutathione
HD	Huntington’s disease
HIF-1α	hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha
iPSCs	induced pluripotent stem cells
MAP-2	microtubule-associated protein 2
MDA	malondialdehyde
MenSC	menstrual blood-derived endometrial stem cell
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
NeuroD	neuronal differentiation 1
NFTs	neurofibrillary tangles
NGF	nerve growth factor
Ngn1	neurogenin 1
NO	nitric oxide
NOS	nitric oxide synthase
NOXs	NADPH oxidases
NPCs	neural precursor cells
NPs	neuronal precursors
Nrf2	nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2