| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CutC/D | Choline trimethylamine-lyase system |
| DMB | 3,3-Dimethyl-1-butanol |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| FMO3 | Flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 |
| FMT | Fecal microbiota transplantation |
| INSL3 | Insulin-like peptide 3 |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| StAR | Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| TMA | Trimethylamine |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine N-oxide |
| YAP | Yes-associated protein |
| YAP1 | Yes-associated protein 1 |
| cntA/cntB | Carnitine oxygenase/reductase gene system |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| OPA1 | optic atrophy 1 |
| DRP1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| PERK | Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| BTB | Blood–testis barrier |
| PUFAs | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |