| ABCB7 | ATP-Binding Cassette sub-family B member 7 |
| ACO | Aconitase |
| BMP | Bone-Morphogenetic Protein |
| CAF | Cancer-Associated Fibroblast |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CD | Cluster of Differentiation |
| CDK1 | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1 |
| CoQ10 | Coenzyme Q10 |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CP | Ceruloplasmin |
| DFO | Desferoxamine |
| DMT1 | Divalent Metal Transporter 1 |
| DOHH | Deoxyhypusine Hydroxylase |
| Dycb | Duodenal cytochrome b |
| EMT | Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition |
| ETC | Electron Transport Chain |
| ERFE | Erythroferrone |
| ERK | Extracellular signal Regulated Kinase |
| FBXL15 | F-Box and Leucine Rich Repeat Protein 15 |
| FSP1 | Ferroptosis Suppressor Protein 1 |
| FTX | Frataxin |
| FT | Ferritin |
| FTH | Ferritin Heavy Chain |
| FTL | Ferritin Light Chain |
| FPN | Ferroportin |
| GPX4 | Glutathione Peroxidase 4 |
| HCP1 | Heme Carrier Protein 1 |
| HRG1 | Heme-Responsive Gene 1 |
| HEPC | Hepcidin |
| HEPH | Hephestin |
| HIF1 | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 |
| HO1 | Heme Oxygenase 1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRE | Iron Responsive Element |
| IRP1/2 | Iron Regulatory Protein 1/2 |
| ISC | Iron-Sulfur Cluster |
| ISCU | ISC Assembly Enzyme |
| JAK | Janus Kinase |
| KRAS | Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue |
| LCN2 | Lipocalin2 |
| Lf | Lactoferrin |
| LIP | Labile Iron Pool |
| MAPK | Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase |
| MFRN | Mitoferrin |
| MMP | Matrix Metallo-Proteinase |
| NAF1 | Nutrient-deprivation Autophagy Factor-1 |
| NCOA4 | Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 4 |
| NEET | CDGSH iron-sulfur domain-containing protein |
| NFKB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFS1 | Cysteine Disulfurase |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NOS | NO Synthase |
| NRF2 | Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 |
| NTBI | Non-Transferrin Bound Iron |
| PI3K/Akt | Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/protein kinase B |
| PHD | Prolyl Hydroxylase |
| PDAC | Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma |
| RBC | Red Blood Cells |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SCARA5 | Scavenger receptor class A member 5 |
| SDH | Succinate Dehydrogenase |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| STEAP | Six-Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of Prostate |
| TAM | Tumor-Associated Macrophages |
| Tf | Transferrin |
| TfR | Transferrin receptor |
| TBI | Transferrin-Bound Iron |
| TCA cycle | Tricarboxylic Acid cycle/ Krebs cycle |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-α |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| XOR | Xanthine Oxido-Reductase |