| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BafA1 | Bafilomycin A1 |
| CASK | Calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase |
| CHX | Cycloheximide |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DHE | Dihydroethidium |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FCCP | Carbonyl cyanide-p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| 3-MA | 3-Methyladenine |
| MAPKs | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| mtROS | Mitochondrial ROS |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| Nec-1 | Necrostatin-1 |
| OCR | Oxygen consumption rate |
| PAR | Poly(ADP-ribose) |
| PARP-1 | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT | Reverse transcription |
| RT-PCR | Real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| TOM20 | Translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 20 |
| zVAD-FMK | Carbobenzoxy-valyl-alanyl-aspartyl-[O-methyl]-fluoromethylketone |