| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ApoE | apolipoprotein E |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| ASC | ascorbate |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CX3CR1 | fractalkine receptor |
| Cys | cysteine |
| DAP12 | DNAX activation protein of 12 kDa |
| DHA | dehydroascorbic acid |
| DMT1 | divalent metal transporter |
| DRD2 | dopamine d2 receptor |
| EAAT | excitatory amino acid transporter |
| FKN | fractalkine |
| mFKN | membrane-anchored fractalkine |
| sFKN | soluble fractalkine |
| GCL | glutamate cysteine ligase |
| GDNF | glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GLAST | glutamate aspartate transporter |
| Glc | glucose |
| Gln | glutamine |
| GLT | glutamate transporter |
| Glu | glutamate |
| GLUT | glucose transporter |
| Gly | glycine |
| GPx | GSH peroxidases |
| GR | GSH reductase |
| GS | glutamine synthetase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSSG | GSH disulfide |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| IFNγ | interferon-γ |
| JAK-STAT3 | janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| Keap1 | kelch-like ech-associated protein |
| LRP | lipoprotein receptor-related protein |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCT | monocarboxylate transporter |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NLR | leucine-rich-repeat |
| NLRP3 | leucine-rich-repeat pyrin domain-containing 3 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| NOx | nitrates/nitrites |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NQO1 | quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear erythroid-related factor 2 |
| O2 | oxygen |
| PD | parkinson’s disease |
| Pry | pyruvate |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SVTC-2 | sodium-dependent transporter |
| tBHQ | tertiary butylhydroquinone |
| TLRs | toll-like receptors |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TRPC | transient receptor potential canonical |
| vE | vitamin E |
| xCT | cysteine–glutamate exchanger |