| AO | antioxidants |
| AOS | antioxidant system |
| AP-1 | activating protein-1, transcription factor |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| Ask1 | apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| CAT | catalase |
| CBS | cystathionine β-synthase |
| CoQ | coenzyme Q |
| Cul3 | ubiquitin ligase |
| CytC | cytochrome C |
| Dyrk1 | dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase |
| DNP | 2,4-dinitrophenol |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| FAD | flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| FAO | β-oxidation of fatty acids |
| FFA | free fatty acids |
| GP | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GST | glutathione-S-transferase |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC1 | histone deacetylase 1 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| H2S | hydrogen sulfide |
| IL-1β, IL-6 | cytokines |
| iNOS/eNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase/endothelial NO synthase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MafF, MafK, MafG | small Maf family proteins family, transcription factors |
| MitoQ | mitochondrial antioxidant |
| MnSOD | mitochondrial superoxide dismutase |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1 |
| OAA | oxaloacetate |
| ONOO− | peroxynitrite anion |
| OS | oxidative stress |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation system |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SHP protein | small heterodimer partner, orphan nuclear receptor |
| SQOR | sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| Tb | body temperature |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| UCP | uncoupling protein |