PD	Parkinson’s disease
DA	Dopamine
NF-kB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
DA neurons	Dopaminergic neurons
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MPP+	1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine in ionic form
SNpc	Substantia nigra pars compacta
NAC	Non-beta-amyloid component
CNS	Central nervous system
SNARE	Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor
VAMP-2	Protein synaptobrevin-2
VMAT-2	Vesicular monoamine transporter-2
DAT	Dopamine transporter
TH	Tyrosine hydroxylase
VDAC	Voltage-dependent anion channels
VTA	Ventral tegmental area
CBD	Corticobasal degeneration
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-10	Interleukin-10
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
MAO-B	Monoamine oxidase B
iNOS	Inducible NO synthase
NO	Nitric oxide
ONOO	Peroxynitrite
COX2	Cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
AMPA	α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
ROS	Reactive oxygen species