| 3’UTR | 3’ Untranslated Region |
| ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate |
| AGE | Advanced glycosylated end-products |
| AIF | Apoptosis-Inducing Factor |
| AKT | Protein Kinase B |
| ALDH2 | Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated Protein Kinase |
| ANP | Atrial Natriuretic Peptide |
| ANT | Adenine Nucleotide Translocator |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| BAX | BCL2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CAMKK | Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase Kinase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CD36 | Cluster of Differentiation 36 |
| CHOP | C/EBP Homologous Protein |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CRTC2 | CREB-Regulated Transcription Coactivator 2 |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| DRP1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| ETC | Electron Transport Chain |
| FA | Fatty Acid |
| FAO | Fatty Acid Oxidation |
| FIS1 | Mitochondrial fission protein 1 |
| FOCO1 | Forkhead Box O1 |
| GAP | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter type 1 |
| GLUT4 | Glucose Transporter Type 4 |
| GRP78 | Glucose-regulated Protein 78 |
| GlcNAc | N-acetylglucosamine |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| H+ | Proton |
| ICAD | Inhibitor of Caspase-Activated DNase |
| IRE1 | Inositol-requiring Enzyme 1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal Kinase |
| LKB1 | Liver Kinase B1 |
| LTCC | L-type Calcium Channel |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase |
| MCU | Mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter |
| MFF | Mitochondrial fission factor |
| MFN1 | Mitofusin 1 |
| MFN2 | Mitofusin 2 |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MPP | Mitochondrial Processing Peptidase |
| MiD49 | Mitochondrial dynamics proteins 49 |
| MiD51 | Mitochondrial dynamics proteins 51 |
| NCX | Sodium-Calcium Exchanger |
| NOX | NADPH Oxidase |
| NRF1 | Nuclear respiratory factors 1 |
| NRF2 | Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 |
| OGT | O-GlcNAc Transferase |
| OPA1 | Optic atrophy 1 |
| ORAIP | Oxidative Stress-Responsive Apoptosis Inducing Protein |
| PARP-1 | Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase 1 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate |
| PKA | Protein Kinase A |
| PKC | Protein Kinase C |
| PPARs | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog |
| RAGE | AGE receptors |
| RBP | RNA-binding Protein |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RyR2 | Type-two ryanodine receptor |
| S6K1 | Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinase 1 |
| SERCA | Sarco/Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-ATPase |
| SGLT1 | Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 1 |
| SOICR | Store Overload-Induced Ca2+ Release |
| SR | Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| TDP-43 | TAR DNA-binding Protein 43 |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor Beta |
| TOM | Translocase of the Outer Membrane |
| UCP | Uncoupling Protein |
| ULK-1 | Unc-51 Like Autophagy Activating Kinase 1 |
| UPR | Unfolded Protein Response |
| VDAC | Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| cAMP | Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate |
| iPSC | Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pores |