| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| ADAF-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor-1 |
| AET | aerobic exercise training |
| ALP | autophagy-lysosomal pathway |
| ApoE | apolipoprotein E |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate (energy) |
| Aβ | amyloid-beta |
| AβPP | amyloid beta protein precursor |
| BBB | blood brain barrier |
| Ca2+ | calcium |
| CAT | catalase |
| cGAMP | cyclic dinucleotide 2′3′-Cyclic GMP-AMP |
| cGAS | cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| CLPP | Clp protease proteolytic subunit |
| CoQ | coenzyme Q/ubiquinone |
| CoQ10 | coenzyme Q10 |
| CR | caloric restriction |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DOPAC | 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| FPR | formyl-peptide receptor |
| GHS | glutathione |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSC | germline stem cell |
| H+ | protons |
| H2O | water |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HD | Huntington’s Disease |
| HO• | hydroxyl radical |
| HTT | huntingtin |
| HVA | homovanillic acid |
| IFN-I | type I interferon |
| IMM | inner mitochondrial membrane |
| IRF-3 | interferon regulatory factor 3 |
| KDC | ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex |
| KI | knock-in |
| KO | knock-out |
| KRS | Kufor–Rakeb syndrome |
| LONP | lon protease homologue |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MCU | mitochondrial calcium uniporter |
| mDAMP | mitochondrial damage-associated molecular pattern |
| MFRTA | mitochondrial free-radical theory of aging |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| MTFMT | methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase |
| mtROS | mitochondrial reactive oxygen species |
| nDNA | nuclear DNA |
| NFT | intracellular neurofibrillary tangle |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| O2•− | superoxide radical |
| OMM | outer mitochondrial membrane |
| oxCL | oxidized cardiolipin |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| P2 | purinergic |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PD | Parkinson’s Disease |
| PDC | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator |
| PINK-1 | PTEN-induced kinase-1 |
| PolgA | mtDNA polymerase-γ |
| PRR | pattern recognition receptor |
| PS1/2 | presenilin 1 or 2 |
| pTAU | hyperphosphorylated tau |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RET | resistance exercise training |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| SNpc | substantia nigra pars compacta |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| TFAM | Transcription factor A mitochondrial |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| UPS | Ubiquitin Proteasome System |
| VDAC | voltage-dependent anion channel |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |
| YAC | yeast artificial chromosome |
| α-Syn | alpha-synuclein |
| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxynonenal |
| 5-Lox | 5-lypoxygenase |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| 8-OHdG | 8-oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine |