| ACLY | ATP-citrate lyase. |
| AKT | Protein kinase B. |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase. |
| Arg-1 | Arginase 1. |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4. |
| ATF6 | Activating transcription factor 6. |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein. |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2. |
| BCAA | Branched-chain amino acid. |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein. |
| Cyt c | Cytochrome c. |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol. |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns. |
| Drp1 | Dynamin-related protein 1. |
| EGF/VEGF | Epidermal growth factor/vascular endothelial growth factor. |
| eIF2α-P | Phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2α. |
| ERS | Endoplasmic reticulum stress. |
| ETC | Electron transport chain. |
| FFA/NEFA | Free fatty acid/non-esterified fatty acid. |
| FoxO1 | Forkhead box protein O1. |
| G6Pase | Glucose-6-phosphatase. |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1. |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter 4. |
| GLUTs | Glucose transporters. |
| GPx-1 | Glutathione peroxidase 1. |
| GRP75 | Glucose-regulated protein 75. |
| GSH-Px | Glutathione peroxidase. |
| HG | High glucose. |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha. |
| HK2 | Hexokinase 2. |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1. |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β. |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6. |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase. |
| IP3R | Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor. |
| IRE1α | Inositol-requiring enzyme 1α. |
| IRK | Insulin receptor kinase. |
| IRS1/2 | Insulin receptor substrate 1/2. |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases. |
| M1 | Classically activated macrophage. |
| M2 | Alternatively activated macrophage. |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase. |
| MAMs | Mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes. |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde. |
| MFN1/2 | Mitofusin 1/2. |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore. |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA. |
| mtROS | Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species. |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin. |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells. |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3. |
| NQO1 | NADPH quinone oxidoreductase. |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2. |
| NRF1/2 | Nuclear respiratory factor 1/2. |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation. |
| p38 | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. |
| PEPCK | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. |
| PFK1 | Phosphofructokinase 1. |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha. |
| PHD | Prolyl hydroxylase. |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. |
| PKCθ | Protein kinase C θ |
| PP2A | Protein phosphatase 2A. |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species. |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid. |
| SERCA | Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase. |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1. |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase. |
| SOD-1 | Superoxide dismutase 1. |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus. |
| TCA cycle | Tricarboxylic acid cycle. |
| TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor A. |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4. |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α. |
| TRX | Thioredoxin. |
| UCP2 | Uncoupling protein 2. |
| VDAC | Voltage-dependent anion channel. |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein 1. |
| XBP1s | Spliced X-box binding protein 1. |
| ΔΨm | Mitochondrial membrane potential. |