Aβ	Amyloid beta
AChE	Acetylcholinesterase
AGEs	Advanced glycation end products
Akt	Protein kinase B
APP	Amyloid precursor protein
APPsw	Swedish mutation mice, mice carrying the mutant APPK670N, M671L gene
ATP	Adenosine-5′-triphosphate
Bax	Bcl-2-associated X protein
BBB	Blood brain barrier
BChE	Butyrylcholinesterase
Bcl2	B-cell lymphoma protein 2
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CAPE	Caffeic acid phenyl ester
CBF	Cerebral blood flow
CD31	Platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1
CNS	Central nervous system
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase 2
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
CYP	Cytochrome P450
DAT	Dopamine transporter
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 and -2
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric acid
GDNF	Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GSK3β	Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
GSH	Reduced glutathione
GSH-Px	Glutathione peroxidase
GST	Glutathione-S-transferase
HI	Hypoxia-ischemia
HIF1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
HO-1	Heme oxygenase 1
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IL-1β	Interleukin 1 beta
IL-2	Interleukin 2
IL-4	Interleukin 4
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IL-13	Interleukin 13
i.n.	Intranasal
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
i.p.	Intraperitoneally
i.v.	Intravenously
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
5-LOX	5-Lipoxygenase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MB	Manganese bisethylenedithiocarbamate
MDA	Malondialdehyde
mGluR1	Metabotropic glutamate receptor type 1
mGluR5	Metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5
MMP-2, -9	Metallomatrixprotease-2,-9
MPTP	1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NMDA	N-methyl-d-aspartate
nNOS	Neuronal nitric oxide synthase
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS-2	Nitric oxide synthase-2
NQO-1	NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
6-OHDA	6-Hydroxydopamine
p53	Tumor protein p53
p65	Transcription factor p65
PARP-1	Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1
p-JNK	C-Jun N-terminal kinases
p.o.	Orally
PQ	1,1′-Dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium dichloride hydrate
RNS	Nitrogen reactive species
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
rpS3	Ribosomal protein
S100b	S100 calcium-binding protein B
SNP	Sodium nitroprusside
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
SOD2	Superoxide dismutase 2
TFEB	Transcription factor EB
TH+	Tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
TrkB	Tirosine kinase receptor
UDP	Uridine 5′-diphosphate
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion protein 1