| AAR | Amino acid restriction |
| AARE | Amino acid response element |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ADAM10 | Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 10 |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| AKT | Protein Kinase B |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate kinase |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| ARE | Antioxidant response elements |
| Arf-1 GTPase | ADP ribosylation factor |
| α-SMA | Alpha smooth muscle actin |
| ATF | Activating transcription factor |
| ATG | Autophagy-related genes |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| AZF1P | Nuclear-localized zinc-finger |
| BACE | Beta-secretase 1 |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| BCAA | Branched-chain amino acids |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BCL-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra-large |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CA-9 | Carbonic anhydrase 9 |
| CamKKB | Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase B |
| CASTOR | Cytosolic arginine sensor for mTORC1 |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CCL3 | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3 |
| Cpsf6 | Cleavage and polyadenylation specific factor 6 |
| CK19 | Cytokeratin-19 |
| CR | Caloric restriction |
| CRMs | Caloric restriction mimetic |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| CYP1 | Cytochrome P450 |
| DMTF | Drosophila metal-responsive transcription factor |
| eIF2 | Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FOXO3a | Forkhead box O3a |
| GADD34 | Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 34 |
| GATOR | GTPase-activating protein toward rags |
| GCN2 | General control nonderepressible 2 |
| GDP | Guanosine diphosphate |
| GHS | Glycinyl-histidinyl-serine |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| GREB1 | Growth-regulating estrogen receptor binding 1 |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| GTP | Guanosine triphosphate |
| HGPS | Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| HSF1P | Heat shock factor |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRS-1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| ISR | Integrated stress response |
| JNK | C-jun N-terminal kinase |
| LKB1 | Liver kinase B1 |
| LMX1b | LIM homeobox transcription factor 1-β |
| LPIs | Longevity-promoting interventions |
| MAPK | Mitogen activator protein kinase |
| MEF3 | Mitochondrial editing factor 3 |
| MMP9 | Matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| Mt | Metallothionein |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| mTORC2 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NAM | Nicotinamide |
| ND | Neurodegenerative diseases |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| Nfκbia | NFκB inhibitor α |
| NRF2 | Nuclear receptor factor 2 |
| Pax6 | Paired box 6 |
| PDK1 | 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Pitx2 | pituitary homeobox 2 |
| PRDM14 | PR domain zinc finger protein 14 |
| RagA/B | Ras-related GTP-binding protein A and B |
| RagC/D | ras-related GTP-binding protein C and D |
| Rheb | RAS homolog enriched in brain |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| S6K1 | Ribosomal protein S6 kinase |
| SAAR | Sulfur amino acid restriction |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-methionine |
| SAMTOR | SAM sensor upstream of mTORC1 |
| Sfpq | Splicing factor proline and glutamine rich |
| Sfrs | Serine- and arginine-rich splicing factor |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SPD | Starvation pseudodiabetes |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| STAT5A/B | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A/B |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| Timp3 | Metalloproteinase inhibitor 3 |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TSC | Tuberous sclerosis complex |
| Txnip | Thioredoxin interacting protein |
| ULK1 | Unc-51 Like Autophagy Activating Kinase 1 |
| VEGFR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |
| WNT | Wingless-related integration site |
| XBP-1 | X-box-binding protein 1 |
| YBX1 | Y-Box 1 |
| Zbt16 | Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 16 |
| Zscan1 | Zinc finger and SCAN domain-containing 1 |