| Alb | Albumin |
| ADP | Adenosine di phosphate |
| ATP | Adenosine tri phosphate |
| BN-PAGE | Blue-native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| CCCP | Cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone |
| Chol | Cholesterol |
| CIV | Cytochrome c oxidase |
| COX | Complex IV |
| CI-CIV | Complex I–Complex IV |
| CV | ATP synthase |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| EGTA | Ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid |
| ESRD | End-stage renal disease |
| F | Female |
| FO | Domain FO of ATP synthase |
| F1 | Domain F1 of ATP synthase |
| FSGS | FSGS, Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis |
| Glo | Globulin |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| IgM | Immunoglobulin M |
| M | Male |
| MELAS | Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes |
| MPGNs | Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| Oligo | Oligomycin |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| Pi | Inorganic phosphate |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Scr | Serum creatinine |
| SDH | Complex II dehydrogenase activities |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome |
| TMPD | N,N,N,N,-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| WB | Western-blot |
| WT | Wild-type |