| 17-AAG | 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin |
| 17-DMAG | 17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin |
| 8-oxo-G | 8-oxo-guanine |
| ACD | α-crystalline domain |
| ACAD | Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| ALL | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| ATM | Ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated kinase |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| APAF-1 | Apoptosis protease activating factor 1 |
| ASK1 | Apoptosis-regulating kinase 1 |
| CHIP | Hsc70-interacting protein |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CAF1 | Chromatin assembly factor 1 |
| CADD | Computer-assisted drug design |
| CMA | Chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| CML | Chronic myeloid leukemia |
| CRPC | Castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCC | Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| EPO | Erythropoietin |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| FH | Fumarate hydratase |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| Grp78 | Glucose-regulated protein 78 |
| GSH | Reduced glutathione |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HspA9 | Mortalin |
| HIFs | Hypoxia-inducible factors |
| HMOX1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HSPs | Heat shock proteins |
| HSFs | Heat shock transcriptional factor |
| HSEs | Heat shock elements |
| HSP90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| Hsp70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| Hsp60 | Heat shock protein 60 |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| LRP1 | Lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 |
| MM | Multiple myeloma |
| MPNs | myeloproliferative neoplasms |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| O2•− | Superoxide |
| OH− | Hydroxyl ion |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PC | Prostate cancer |
| PKM2 | Pyruvate kinase M2 |
| PHD | Prolyl hydroxylase domain |
| PDH | Pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PPP | Pentose phosphate pathway |
| PTC | Papillary thyroid carcinoma |
| PTMs | Post-translational modifications |
| PUFAs | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| SDH | Succinate dehydrogenase |
| sHsp | Small heat shock protein |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SKCM | Skin cutaneous melanoma |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRAP1/2 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein 1/2 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| VEGF-A | Vascular endothelial growth factor-A |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| xCT | Glutamate-cystine antiporter |
| ZEB1 | Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 |