| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | Aspartate amino transferase |
| AAE | Ascorbic acid equivalents |
| BHT | Butylated hydroxytoluene |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CE | (+)-Catechin equivalents |
| CFU | Colony-forming unit |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| EA | Ethyl acetate fraction |
| EC50 | Half maximal effective concentration |
| EC | Epicatechin |
| ECE | (+)-Epicatechin equivalents |
| ECG | Epicatechin gallate |
| EFB | Empty fruit bunches |
| EGC | Epigallocatechin |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin gallate |
| FAE | Ferulic acid equivalents |
| FRAP | Ferric reducing/antioxidant power |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| GAE | Gallic acid equivalents |
| GGT | Gamma-glutamyl transferase |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase activity |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein |
| HDL-C | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HEX | Hexane fraction |
| 1H-NMR | Proton nuclear magnetic resonance |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HPSA | Hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| INSOL | Insoluble fraction |
| LA | Linoleic acid |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| LD50 | Median lethal dose |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LDLr | Low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| L-NAME | Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester |
| LPO | Lipid peroxidation |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| MDA | Malonyldialdehyde |
| MeOH | Methanolic extract |
| MF | Mesocarp fibre |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOLA | Nω-nitro-L-arginine |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| NOS | Nitric oxide scavenging |
| N/R | Not reported |
| OPB | Oil palm biomass |
| OPAL | Oil palm leaves alcoholic extract |
| OPL | Oil palm leaves |
| OPLE | Oil palm leaf extract |
| OPT | Oil palm trunk |
| OVX | Ovariectomized |
| PKS | Palm kernel shell |
| POME | Palm oil mill effluent |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| QCE | Quercetin equivalents |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SAR | Structure activity relationship |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| TCK | Creatine kinase |
| TBARS | Conjugated diene formation and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance |
| TPC | Total phenolic content |
| TPTZ | Tripyridyltriazine |
| UHPLC-UV/PDA | Ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet/photodiode array |
| TFC | Total flavonoid content |
| TBARS | Conjugated diene formation and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance |