| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| ACSL1 | Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 1 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α |
| DEX | Dexamethasone |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-hydrazyl |
| DRP1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| EC50 | Median effective concentration |
| FOXO3a | Forkhead box O3a |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter type 4 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| iNOS | Inducible NO synthase |
| LCN2 | Lipocalin-2 |
| MIC | Minimal inhibitory concentration |
| MuRF1 | Muscle-specific RING finger protein 1 |
| Nampt | Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α |
| PLCγ1 | Phospholipase Cγ1 |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SC50 | Concentration required to scavenge 50% of the radicals |
| SCD1 | Stearyl-coenzyme desaturase 1 |
| SIRT1 | Deacetylase sirtuin 1 |
| TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| UNG1 | Uracil-DNA glycosylase 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ZNRF1 | Zinc and ring finger protein 1 |