| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| MRT | Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy |
| MTT | Mitochondrial Transplantation Therapy |
| PNT | Pronuclear transfer technique |
| MST | Maternal spindle transfer |
| PBT | Polar body genome transfer |
| GVT | Germinal vesicle transfer |
| AUGMENT | Autologous germline mitochondrial energy transfer |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| iPSCs | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| OSCs | Oogonial stem cells |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization |
| MT | Mitochondrial transfer |
| TNTs | Tunneling nanotubes |
| GJs | Gap junctions |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells |
| NDs | Neurodegenerative diseases |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| OPCs | Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells |
| ICH | Intracerebral hemorrhage |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| hiPSC-CMs | Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes |
| IRI | Ischemia-reperfusion injury |
| IHD | Ischemic heart disease |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| STEMI | ST-elevation myocardial infarction |
| LVEF | Left ventricular ejection fraction |
| IIM | Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy |