| 20E | 20-hydroxyecdysone |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Atg | Autophagy-related gene |
| BmCPV | Bombyx mori cytoplasmic nucleopolyhedrosis virus |
| BmNPV | Bombyx mori Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus |
| CdTe-QDs | Cadmium telluride quantum dots |
| CMA | Chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| Fib-H | Fibroin heavy chain |
| Fib-L | Fibroin light chain |
| ISCs | Intestinal stem cells |
| mTOR | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| NPC2 | Niemann–Pick disease type C2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| VPS | Vacuolar Protein Sorting |