| SFN | Sulforaphane |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| ESP | epithiospecifier |
| GSH | glutathione |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2 |
| NQO-1 | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| ARE | antioxidant response elements |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH associated protein 1 |
| UPS | ubiquitin-proteasome system |
| Maf | musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homologue |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species reactive |
| RNS | nitrogen species |
| KO | knockout |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| IL | interleukin |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthetase |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LC3-II | light chain 3-II |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| WNT | Wingless type |
| Aβ | beta-amyloid |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| β-secretase1 | BACE-1 |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| HSP | heat shock protein |
| CHIP | C-terminus of HSP70-interacting-protein |
| BCL-2 | B cell lymphoma-2 |
| BAX | BCL2-Associated X |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| p75NTR | p75 neurotrophin receptor |
| MPP+ | 1-methyl-4-phenyl pyridine |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| PI3K/AKT | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| ASK1/MAP3K5 | apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |