| Aβ | Amyloid-beta |
| BH4 | (6r-)-tetrahydro-l-biopterin |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| cGMP | Cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| ecSOD | Extracellular superoxide dismutase |
| eNOS | Endothelial NOS |
| FAD | flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| GMP | guanosine monophosphate |
| GPx-1 | guanosine monophosphate |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| MPF | M-phase-promoting factor |
| NADPH | nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide phosphate |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NOS | Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| PDE | phosphodiesterase |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TXA2 | thromboxane A2 |