BBB	Blood–brain barrier
EGCG	(−)-epigallocatechin gallate
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
p-CREB	Phosphor-(cyclic-AMP response element-binding protein)
SSBs	Single-strand breaks
DSBs	Double-strand breaks
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
CNS	Central nervous system
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
GPX	Glutathione peroxidase
O2−	Superoxide anions
OH−	Hydroxyl radicals
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
SMAD	Small mother against decapentaplegic
IL-1	Interleukin-1
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
IFN-γ	Interferon γ
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
PRRs	Pattern recognition receptors
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
HMGB1	High mobility group Box 1
HSPs	Heat shock proteins
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
NHEJ	Non-homologous end joining
ATM	A-T mutated
ATR	ATM and Rad3-related
DNA-PK	DNA-dependent protein kinase
DRG	Dorsal root ganglion
CHOP	C/EBP-homologous protein
JNK	Jun-N-terminal kinases
P13K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
AKT	Serine-threonin protein kinase
GSK3β	Glycogen synthase kinase 3 β
NRF-2	Nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor-2
DHF	5, 7-dihydroxyflavone
EGCG/AA NPs	Nanoparticles of EGCG/ascorbic acid
MDA	Malondialdehyde
GSH	Glutathione
CAT	Catalase
HO-1	Heme oxygenase-1
XO	Xanthine oxidase
LOX	Lipoxygenase
AO	Aldehyde oxidase
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
AP-1	Activated protein-1