| 3-AP | 3-aminopropanal |
| Aβ | amyloid beta |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AdoMetDC | S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase |
| AMPA | alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid |
| ATP13A2 CNS |
cation-transporting ATPase 13A2 central nervous system |
| EAAT | excitatory amino acid transporter |
| GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| GFAP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein |
| Glu | glutamate |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Kir | inward rectifier K+ channels |
| L-dopa NeuN |
levodopa neuronal nuclei |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OCT | organic cation transporter |
| ODC | ornithine decarboxylase |
| PA | polyamine |
| PAOX | N1-acetylpolyamine oxidase |
| PAPs | perisynaptic astrocytic processes |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| Put | putrescine |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAT1 | spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase |
| SLC | solute carrier |
| SMOX | spermine oxidase |
| SMS | spermine synthase |
| Spd | spermidine |
| Spm | spermine |
| SRM | spermidine synthase |
| xc- | cystine-glutamate transporter |
| Tat | HIV-1 transactivator of transcription |