| TQ | Thymoquinone, 2-isopropyl-5-methylbenzo-1,4-quinone |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| GR | Glutathione reductase |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| EAE | Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSTA3 | Glutathione-S-transferase enzyme alpha-3 |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| DAI | Disease activity index |
| TPA | 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate |
| AS | Atherosclerosis |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| CCL12 | Chemokine C-C motif ligand 12 |
| MCP-5 | Monocyte chemotactic protein 5 |
| GCSF | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| mPGES-1 | Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| ARE | Antioxidant responsive element |
| NFE2L2/Nrf2 | Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2) -like 2 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKB | Protein kinase B |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl 1,2,3,6 tetrahydropyridine |
| iNOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| Aβ1-42 | The amyloid beta 1-42 |