| AKT\PKB | protein kinase B |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ASK | Apoptosis Signal Regulating Kinase |
| Cdkal1 | CDK5 Regulatory Subunit Associated Protein 1-like 1 |
| COX | cytochrome c oxidase |
| CHOP | Human Endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins |
| CS | citrate synthase |
| Cyt c | cytochrome c |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| G6Pase | glucose-6-phosphatase |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GlUT | glucose transporter |
| GS | glutamine synthetase |
| GSK | glycogen synthase kinase |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| IDE | insulin-degrading enzymes |
| IGF-R | IGF receptor |
| InR | insulin receptor |
| IRP2 | iron regulatory protein 2 |
| KGDHC | α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| MnP | Mn porphyrin |
| MnSOD | manganese superoxide dismutase |
| MT | metallothionein |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NF-κB | NF-kappa B |
| OGG1 | recombinant oxoguanine glycosylase 1 |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PCK1 | phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PDHC | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| PDK1 | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 |
| PFK1 | phosphofructokinase 1 |
| PGK1 | phosphoglycerate kinase 1 |
| Pi3K | phosphatidylinositol3-kinase |
| PPP | pentose phosphate pathway |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin |
| PTPase | protein tyrosine phosphatase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SDH | succinate dehydrogenase |
| SNAP25 | synaptosomal associated protein 25 |
| SYT7 | synaptotagmin 7 |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| TCA cycle | tricarboxylic acids cycle |
| TORC1 | target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| TRARG1 | GLUT4-1 trafficking regulator 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ZnT | zinc transporter |