| AcAc | acetoacetate |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BDH1 | D-β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 1 |
| BHB | β-hydroxybutyrate |
| EC50 | half-maximal effective concentration |
| FFAR3 | free fatty acid receptor 3 |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| HCAR2 | hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA |
| IL | interleukin |
| MCT1 | monocarboxylate transporter 1 |
| MCT2 | monocarboxylate transporter 2 |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| SCOT | succinyl-CoA:3-oxoacid-CoA transferase |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TFAM | mitochondrial transcription factor A |