| AICAR | 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide |
| AMPK | 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATFS-1 | Activating transcription factor associated with stress-1 |
| CAMKIV | Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type IV |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| DOT1L | Disruptor of telomeric silencing 1-like |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| ETC | Electron transfer chain |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| α-KG | α-Ketoglutarate |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinas |
| MCT4 | Monocarboxylate transporter 4 |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinases-9 |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| nDNA | Nuclear DNA |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PGC1ß | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAPK | Stress-activated protein kinase |
| SIRT1 | Silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog 1/Sirtuin |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TCA cycle | Tricarboxylic acid cycle/Krebs cycle |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |