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. 2026 May 29;17(6):618. doi: 10.3390/genes17060618
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
RNA ribonucleic acid
ncRNA non-coding RNAs
miRNA micro-RNA
PPARGC1A peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha gene
PGC-1α peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
AMP adenosine monophosphate
ATP adenosine triphosphate
SAM S-adenosylmethionine
NAD nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NRF1 nuclear respiratory factor 1 gene
TFAM mitochondrial transcription factor A gene
PDK4 pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 gene
PDK4 pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4
PPARD peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ gene
PPARδ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta
SLC2A4; GLUT4 glucose transporter type 4 gene
CPT1B carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1B
MEF2A myocyte enhancer factor 2A gene
MEF2A myocyte enhancer factor 2A
NFE2L2 nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 gene
NRF2 nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
5hmC 5-hydroxymethylcytosine
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
SIRT1 sirtuin 1
MYOD1 myogenic differentiation 1
MYOG myogenin
DNMTs methyltransferases
HDACs histone deacetylases
ROS reactive oxygen species
IGF1 insulin-like growth factor 1 gene
IGF1 insulin-like growth factor 1
MSTN myostatin
FNDC5 fibronectin type III do-main-containing 5
HMOX1 heme oxygenase-1
SOD2 superoxide dismutase 2
IL6 interleukin-6 gene
IL-6 interleukin-6
TNF tumor necrosis factor α gene
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor α
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
MTHFR methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene
MTHFR methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
EGCG epigallocatechin gallate
EPA eicosapentaenoic acid
DHA docosahexaenoic acid
VO2max maximal oxygen uptake
n-3 PUFA omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
SAH S-adenosylhomocysteine
IGF2 insulin-like growth factor 2 gene
LEP leptin gene
25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D
VDR vitamin D receptor
DO-HEALTH study Vitamin D3–Omega-3–Home Exercise–Healthy Ageing and Longevity Trial
mTOR mechanistic target of rapamycin
HAT histone acetyltransferase
TET ten-eleven translocation enzyme
JmjC Jumonji C domain-containing enzyme
BMAL1 brain and muscle ARNT-like 1 gene
PER2 period circadian regulator 2 gene
CRY1 cryptochrome circadian regulator 1 gene
FOXO3 forkhead box O3
HIF-1α hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
lncRNAs long non-coding RNAs
circRNAs circular RNAs
myomiRs muscle-enriched miRNAs
EWAS epigenome-wide association studies
CpG cytosine-phosphate-guanine
VO2peak peak oxygen uptake
MoTrPAC Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium