| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| IOP | Intraocular pressure |
| RGC | Retinal ganglion cell |
| TM | Trabecular meshwork |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| SkQ1 | 10-(6′-pastioquinonyl) decyltriphenylphosphonium |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| HO | Heme oxygenase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2 |
| ASK1 | Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| Dock3 | Dedicator of cytokinesis 3 |
| DR | Diabetic retinopathy |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| AGE | Advanced glycation end product |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| PEDF | Pigment epithelium-derived growth factor |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| CoCl2 | Cobalt chloride |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T cells |
| BRB | Blood-retinal barrier |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| AMD | Age-related macular degeneration |
| CNV | Choroidal neovascularization |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| JNK | Jun NH2-terminal kinase |
| MnTMPyP | Manganese (III) tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin |
| Hsp27 | Heat shock protein 27 |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| BSIH | Isonicotinic acid [2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-benzylidene]-Hydrazide |
| SIH | Salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl |
| PF-4/CXCL4 | Platelet factor-4 |