AD	Alzheimer disease
ALS	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
ARE	antioxidant response element
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
ATPH	alpha-tocopherol
ATRA	all-trans-retinoic acid
ATTN	alpha-tocotrienol
Aβ	beta-amyloid
CA3	cornu ammonis 3
CAT	catalase
CNS	central nervous system
CoQ	coenzyme Q
COX	cyclooxygenase
CR	carbonyl reductase
CRABP	cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins
CRBP	cellular retinol binding proteins
DCF	dichlorofluorescein
DHA	dehydroascorbate
EC-SOD	extracellular superoxide dismutase
FADH2	dihydroflavine-adenine dinucleotide
Fe2+	ferrous ion
Fe3+	ferric ion
GCL	glutamate-cysteine ligase
GLUT1	glucose transports
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
GR	glutathione reductase
GSH	glutathione
GSSG	glutathione disulfide
hAPP	human amyloid precursor protein
HD	Huntington’s disease
HDL	high density lipoprotein
HO-1	heme oxygenase-1
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
KA	kainic acid
LRP	lipoprotein receptor-related protein
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCAO	middle cerebral artery occlusion
Mn-SOD	manganese containing superoxide dismutase
MOR	μ-type opioid receptor
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
NADH	reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADPH	reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NBIA	neurodegeneration brain iron accumulation
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
nNOS	neuronal nitric oxide synthase
NOX	NADPH oxidase
NQO1	NADPH quinone oxidoreductase
Nrf2	nuclear factor elytroid 2-related factor 2
6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
OHSC	organotypic hippocampal slice culture
PD	Parkinson disease
PI	propidium iodide
PTSD	post-traumatic stress disorder
RAR	retinoic acid receptors
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
ROS	reactive oxygen species
Se	selenium
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SRB1	scavenger receptor class B type 1
SVCT	sodium-vitamin C co-transporters
TAC	total antioxidant capacity
TBARS	thiobarbiturate reactive substance
Trx	thioredoxin
TrxR	thioredoxin reductase
UV	ultra violet