| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| Atg5 | Autophagy Related 5 |
| ATF6 | Activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| Aβ | Amyloid beta |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| ARE | Antioxidant response element |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BMSCs | Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell |
| CAMs | Cell adhesion molecules |
| CAT | Catalase |
| Cdk5 | Cyclin dependent kinase 5 |
| Col1 | Collagen type 1 |
| Cyt | Cytochrome |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| Egr1 | Early growth response 1 |
| ERK | Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
| Gli1 | Homolog1 |
| GRP78 | Glucose-regulated protein |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| GSSG | Glutathione disulfide |
| HEK-293T | Human embryonic kidney cells |
| HIBI | Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| LPO | Lipid peroxidation |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| MALAT1 | Metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCAO | Middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| nAChRs | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors |
| NDDs | Neurodegenerative diseases |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Ngb | Neuroglobin |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 |
| NQO-1 | NAD(P)H Quinone Dehydrogenase 1 |
| OGD | Oxygen-glucose deprivation |
| Ptch1 | Patched-1 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PD-MC | Polydatin-loaded micelle |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PLGA | Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCI | Spinal cord injury |
| SD | Sprague–Dawley |
| SGLT1 | Sodium-dependent glucose transporter |
| Sirt1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SMNs | Spinal motor neurons |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| TIMP-1 | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| 4-HNE | 4-Hydroxynonenal |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |