| AD | Alzheimer’ s disease |
| AGC | cAMP-dependent, cGMP-dependent and protein kinase C |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end-products |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| BCR | BTB-CUL3-RBX1 |
| BTB | bric-a-brac, tram-track and broad-complex |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CDK5 | cyclin-dependent kinase 5 |
| CREB | cAMP-response element-binding protein |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| GCLC | glutathione cysteine ligase modifier subunit |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSK3 | glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| IDF | International Diabetes Federation |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IRS1 | receptor substrate-1 |
| JNK | cJun N-terminal kinases |
| Keap1 | kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MAPKs | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| Neh | Nrf2-ECH homology |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B |
| NQO-1 | NAD(P)H- quinone oxidoreductase-1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PERK | protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3 phosphate |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PIP3 | phosphatidyl inositol triphosphate |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| GSH | glutathione |
| RXRα | retinoid x receptor α |
| sMAF | small musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SPAK | stress-activated protein kinases |
| T1DM | type 1 diabetes |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes |
| TEM | tumor microenvironment |
| Trx | thioredoxin |
| TrxR | thioredoxin reductase |
| β-TrCP | β-transducin repeat-containing protein |