| ANT | Adenine nucleotide translocator |
| DRP1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| GK | Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats |
| MAM | Mitochondria-associated ER membranes |
| MCU | Mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter |
| MICU | Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake protein |
| MPT | Mitochondrial permeability transition |
| NCLX | Na+/Li+/Ca2+ exchanger |
| Parkin | E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) coactivator-1α |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SGLT2 | Sodium-glucose linked transporter 2 |
| T1DM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| UCP | Uncoupling protein |
| VDAC | Voltage-dependent anion channel |
| ZDF | Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF-Lepr fa/fa or fa/fa) rats |