| Cr(VI) | Hexavalent chromium |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| CCCP | Carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone |
| CCK-8 | Cell counting kit-8 |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| RIPA | Radio immunoprecipitation assay |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| JC-1 | 5,5′,6,6′-Tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MFI | Mean fluorescence intensity |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PPI | Protein protein interaction |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RLU | Relative light unit |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |