| BHB | beta-hydroxybutyrate |
| D-BHB | R-3-hydroxybutyrate |
| L-BHB | S-3-hydroxybutyrate |
| BD | 1,3-butanediol |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| C57BL/6 | Cold Spring Harbor ‘57’, Black ‘6’ |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| BIOPS | biopsy preservation solution |
| Ca-EGTA | calcium ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid |
| K-MES | potassium 2-Morpholinoethanesulfonic acid |
| DTT | dithiothreitol |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TCA (method) | trichloroacetic acid |
| MiR05 | mitochondrial respiration medium 05 |
| GM | glutamate + malate |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| ETS | electron transfer system |
| DCPIP | 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol |
| TG | triglyceride |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| RIPA | radioimmunoprecipitation assay |
| MAP | mouse antibody production |
| BCA | bicinchoninic acid |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| AUC | area under curve |
| CON | control |
| AU | arbitrary units |
| SDH | succinate dehydrogenase |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| acetyl-CoA | acetyl-coenzyme A |