| ARE | Antioxidant response elements |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ATPase | Adenosine triphosphatase |
| Bcl-2 | Apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 |
| BMSCs | Bone marrow-derived stem cells |
| CAT | Catalase |
| DMPC | Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine |
| DOPC | 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DRP1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| FADH2 | Flavin adenine dinucleotide in its reduced form |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | Glutathione reductase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GTP | Guanosine triphosphate |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| hPDLSCs | Human periodontal ligament stem cells |
| HL-1 | Mouse atrial cardiomyocyte cell line |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| i.p. | Intraperitoneal (injection) |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAMs | Mitochondrial-associated membranes |
| MFN2 | Mitofusin 2 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MOMP | Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| MSCs | Mouse lung mesenchymal stem cells |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in its reduced form |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NRF1 | Nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| O2− | Superoxide radical |
| OH | Hydroxyl groups |
| OPA1 | Dynamin-like 120 kDa mitochondrial protein OPA1 |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| rRNA | Ribosomal RNA |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SULT | Sulfotransferase isoenzymes |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TFAM | Transcription factor A, mitochondrial. |
| TMCL | Tetramyristoylcardiolipin |
| tRNA | Transfer RNA |
| UGTs | 5’-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferases |