| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| AHCY | Adenosylhomocysteinase |
| AMD | Adenosylmethionine decarboxylase |
| AP-1 | Activator protein-1 |
| ARE | Antioxidant response element |
| ATF6 | Activating transcription factor 6 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BH4 | Tetrahydrobiopterin |
| BHMT | Betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CAT-1 | Cationic amino acid transporter 1 |
| CBS | Cystathionine-beta-synthase |
| CDO | Cysteine dioxygenase |
| C-FOS | c-Fos proto-oncogene |
| CGL | Cystathionine-gamma-lyase |
| C-JUN | c-Jun proto-oncogene |
| CO3•− | Carbonate radical |
| CoQ | Ubiquinone |
| CoQH2 | Reduced coenzyme Q (ubiquinol) |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| Cul3 | Cullin 3 |
| Cyt.C | Cytochrome C |
| DHAA | Dehydroascorbate |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| FADH2 | Flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| FFAs | Free fatty acids |
| FKBP | FK506 binding proteins |
| FoxO | Forkhead box O |
| GC | Glucocorticoids |
| GCH1 | GTP cyclohydrolase I |
| GCL | Glutamine cysteine ligase |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | Glutathione reductase |
| GREs | Glucocorticoid response elements |
| Grx | Glutaredoxin |
| GSH | Reduced glutathione |
| GS | Glutamine synthetase |
| GSS | Glutathione synthetase |
| GSSG | Oxidized glutathione |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| H+ | Hydrogen ion |
| HCO3− | Bicarbonate ion |
| HO• | Hydroxyl radical |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HS | Heat stress |
| HSC | Heat shock cognate |
| HSE | Heat shock element |
| HSF | Heat shock factor |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| IκB | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| IL-18 | Interleukin-18 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IP3R | Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors |
| IRE1 | Inositol requiring 1 protein |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LOO• | Lipid peroxyl radical |
| LOX | Lipoxygenase |
| MAMs | Mitochondria-associated ER membranes |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MAPKK | MAPK kinase |
| MAPKKK | MAPK kinase kinase |
| MAT | Methionine adenosyl transferase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MKP | Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| MT | Methyl transferase |
| MTAP | Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase |
| MTR | Methylthioribose |
| NADH | Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| •NO | Nitric oxide radical |
| •NO2 | Nitrogen dioxide radical |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| nNOS | Neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| O2•− | Superoxide radical |
| ODC | Ornithine decarboxylase |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine |
| ONOO− | Peroxynitrite |
| p62 | Sequestosome-1 |
| PC | Protein carbonyl |
| PDI | Protein disulfide isomerase |
| PERK | PKR-like ER kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PPP | Pentose phosphate pathway |
| PrDx | Peroxiredoxin |
| ROO• | Peroxyl radical |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RyR | Ryanodine receptors |
| SAH | S-adenosyl-homocysteine |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-methionine |
| SDA | Semidehydroascorbate |
| SIRT3 | Sirtuin 3 |
| sMaf | small Maf protein |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TAC | Total antioxidant capacity |
| THF | Tetra-hydrofolate |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| Trx | Thioredoxin |
| TrxR | Thioredoxin reductase |
| Ub | Ubiquitin |
| UCP | Uncoupling proteins |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| UPS | Ubiquitin–proteasome system |
| XO | Xanthine oxidase |