3-MA	3-methyladenine
Akt	protein kinase B (PKB)
Ambra1	autophagy and Beclin 1 regulator 1
AMPK	5′AMP-activated protein kinase
ATG5/7/12	autophagy gene 5/7/12
Bcl2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BECN2	Beclin 2
BECN1	Beclin 1
BPC11	biphosphinic paladacycle complex 11
BRAF	B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CMA	chaperone-mediated autophagy
CR	caloric restriction
CRP	C-reactive protein
CSCs	cancer stem cells
FMD	fasting-mimicking diet
GLUT1/2	glucose transporter ½
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
IF	intermittent fasting
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor 1
JAK1/STAT	Janus kinase 1/signal transducer and activator of transcription
LAMP2A	lysosome-associated membrane protein 2A
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
MCL1	myeloid cell leukemia 1
MDM2	mouse double minute 2 homolog
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC II	major histocompatibility complex class II
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
mTORC1	mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
MYC	MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NGFR	nerve growth factor receptor
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK-cells	natural killer cells
PF	periodic fasting
p53	tumor protein p53
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PINK1	PTEN-induced kinase 1
PKA	protein kinase A
RND3	Rho family GTPase 3 (RhoE)
ROS	reactive oxygen species
TAM	tumor-associated macrophage
TFEB	transcription factor EB
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
TPT1	tumor protein, translationally controlled 1
Tregs	regulatory T cells
TRF	time-restricted feeding
ULK1	Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1
UCP1	uncoupling protein 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
WHO	World Health Organization