| AIF | Apoptosis inducing factor |
| AM | Amiodarone |
| Bad | Bcl2 associated agonist of cell death |
| Bcl2 | B-cell lymphoma2 |
| CsA | Cyclosporine A |
| Cyt c | Cytochrome C |
| DEA | Desethylamiodarone |
| ΔΨm | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| ECAR | Extracellular acidification rate |
| EDTA | Ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid |
| EGTA | Ethyleneglycol-tetraacetic acid |
| FCCP | Carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenylhydrazone |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HBSS | Hank’s balanced salt solution |
| HEPES | 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid |
| HH1 | Histone H1 |
| IMM | Inner mitochondrial membrane |
| mPT | Mitochondrial permeability transition |
| mtRFP | mitochondria-targeted red fluorescent protein |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OCR | Oxygen consumption rate |
| OD | Optical density |
| OMM | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
| Opa1 | Optic atrophy1 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SRB | Sulforhodamine B |
| Tris | 2-Amino-2-hydroxymethyl-propane-1,3-diol |