Aβ	amyloid beta
AchE	acetylcholinesterase
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AEG	N-(2-aminoethyl)glycine
AIF	apoptosis inducing factor
ALS	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALS/PDC	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/Parkinsonism dementia complex
AMPA	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
AOAC	Association of Official Analytical Chemists
AQC	6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate
BDNF	brain derived neurotrophic factor
BLC	biological loess crust
BMAA	β-N-methylamino-L-alanine
BSO	buthionine-S-R-sulfoximine
CaM	calmodulin
CDC-42	cell division control protein 42 homolog
CD50	half curative dose
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
cyt-c	cytochrome-c
DA	dopamine
DAB	2,4-diaminobutyric acid
DRD4	dopamine D4 receptor
DW	dry weight
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
GD	gestation day
GLT-1	glutamate transporter 1
GRP78	78 kDa glucose-regulated protein
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
iGluR	ionotropic glutamate receptor
i.c.v.	intracerebroventricular
IL-1β	interleukin 1 beta
i.p.	intraperitoneal
i.v.	intravenous
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LC3-II	microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3,
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
MAMs	mitochondria-associated ER membranes
MAOA	monoamine oxidase A
MAPT	microtubule associated protein tau
mGluR	metabotropic glutamate receptor
MMP	mitochondrial membrane permeabilization
MN	motoneuron
MPP+	1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
MS/MS	tandem mass spectrometry
NA	noradrenaline
NDD	neurodegenerative disease
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NFT	neurofibrillary tangle
NLRP3	NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 protein
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PND	postnatal day
PP2A	protein phosphatase 2
ROS	reactive oxygen species
s.c.	subcutaneous
SNpc	substantia nigra pars compacta
SQSTM1/p62	lysosomal function and sequestosome-1/ubiquitin-binding protein p62
TDP-43	TAR DNA-binding protein 43
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF-α	tumour necrosis factor alpha
TREM2	triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
TRPML1	transient receptor potential cation channel, mucolipin subfamily, member 1
UPR	unfolded protein response
UPS	ubiquitin-proteasome system
Xc−	cystine/glutamate antiporter