6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
7-NI	7-Nitroindazole
AGE	advanced glycation endproducts
AMPK	5′ AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1	activator protein 1
BH4	tetrahydrobiopterin
CaM	calmodulin
CaMKII	Ca2+/calmodulin dependent kinase II
CaMKK	Ca2+/calmodulin kinase kinase
cGMP	guanosine 3′5′-cyclic monophosphate
CHKs	checkpoint kinases
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
ECs	endothelial cells
EGCG	epigallocatechin gallate
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK p42/p44	extracellular signal-regulated kinases
EVOO	extra virgin olive oil
FAD	flavin adenine dinucleotide
FMN	flavin mononucleotide
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HSP90	heat shock protein 90
IBDs	inflammatory bowel diseases
IFN-β	interferon-β
IKK	IĸB kinase
IL-1β	interleukin- 1β
IL-6	interleukin-6
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
IκB	inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B
JAK/STAT	Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
L-NAME	L-Nγ-Nitro arginine methyl ester
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MAP3K	MAP kinase kinase kinase
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
mTOR	mechanistic target of rapamycin
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NIK	NF-ĸB inducing kinase
nNOS	neuronal nitric oxide synthase
NO	nitric oxide
NOS	nitric oxide synthase
Nrf-2	nuclear factor erythroid 2
O2●−	superoxide anion
ONOO−	peroxynitrite
oxLDL	oxidized low density lipoprotein
PC-PLC	phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C
PD	Parkinsons’ disease
PDG	prodelphinidin B-4 3′-O-gallate
PDTC	pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PI3K	inositol 1
4	5-triphosphate kinase
PKA	protein kinase A
PKA	protein kinase A
PKB/Akt	protein kinase B
PKC	protein kinase C
PKC	protein kinase C
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
RAGE	receptor for advanced glycation endproducts
ROS	reactive oxygen species
Sirt1	sirtuin 1
TFDG	theaflavin-3
3′-digallate
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNBS	2
4	6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell