| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AMPK | 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| Atg | Autophagy-related gene |
| BCCAo | Bilateral common carotid artery occlusion |
| BMDM | Bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| CAC | Colitis-associated cancer |
| CCH | Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion |
| CK2 | Casein kinase 2 |
| CLP | Cecal ligation and puncture |
| DAMP | Damage associated molecular pattern |
| dsDNA | Double-stranded DNA |
| DSS | Dextran sulfate sodium |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 |
| FUNDC1 | FUN14 domain containing 1 |
| GABARAP | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon like peptide-1 |
| HepG2 | Human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IMM | Inner mitochondrial membrane |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MFN2 | Mitofusin 2 |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mtROS | Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species |
| NAIP | NLR family, apoptosis inhibitory protein |
| NEK7 | NIMA related kinase 7 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NIX | NIP3-like protein X |
| NLRC4 | NLR family CARD domain containing 4 |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| NR1D1 | Nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D, member 1 |
| OMM | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
| OPTN | Optineurin |
| ox-LDL | Oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| P2X7 | P2X purinoceptor 7 |
| PA | Palmitic acid |
| PAMP | Pathogen associated molecular pattern |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PGAM5 | PGAM family member 5 |
| PHB2 | Prohibitin 2 |
| PINK1 | PTEN Induced Kinase 1 |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| RIPK2 | Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAH | Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| SESN2 | Sestrin 2 |
| SQSTM1 | Sequestosome 1 |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TNFR | Tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |
| ULK1 | Unc-51 like kinase 1 |