| ACT | α1-antichymotrypsin |
| ACtRIIB | Activin receptor IIB |
| ALK4 | Activin-like kinase 4 |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CREB | Cyclic-AMP response element binding protein |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Reduced glutathione |
| GSSG | Oxidized glutathione |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HGF | Hepatic growth factor |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HO. | Hydroxyl radical |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | Inducible form of nitric oxide synthase |
| LD | Linear dichroism |
| MuRF-1 | Muscle-1 ring-finger protein-1 |
| nNOS | neuronal form of nitric oxide synthase |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| O2.− | Superoxide anion |
| ONOO− | Peroxinitrite anion |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROH | Organic hydroxylated derivatives |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RONS | Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species |
| ROOH | Organic hydroperoxides |
| SC | Satellite cells |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |