| Acetyl-CoA | acetyl coenzyme A |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AICAR | 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BHB | beta-hydroxybutyrate |
| BHD | beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase |
| GLUT-1 | glucose transporter type 1 |
| HD | Huntington disease |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA |
| HMGCS2 | 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Synthase 2 |
| MCFA | medium-chain fatty acids |
| MCT | monocarboxylate transporter |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCOT | succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid Coenzyme A transferase |
| SGLT2-i | sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| UCP | uncoupling proteins |