| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Cul3 | Cullin 3 |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| HUVECs | Human umbilical vein epithelial cells |
| JNK | n- terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH associated protein 1 |
| NADPH | Nicotine adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 |
| Nrf2/ARE | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2/Antioxidant response element |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| t-BHP | tert-butyl hydroperoxide |
| p62 | Sequestosome 1 |
| PERK | Protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum-resident kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |