| ACL | ATP-citrate lyase |
| ACR | albumin to creatinine ratio |
| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| AIM2 | absent in melanoma 2 |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| AKR1A1 | aldo-keto reductase family 1, member A1 |
| ALDOA | aldolase A |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| Apaf-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor-1 |
| APC/C-Cdh1 | anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome-Cdh1 |
| APC | adenomatous polyposis coli |
| ATF6 | activating transcription factor 6 |
| ATG | autophagy related protein |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BAD | blc-2 associated agonist of cell death |
| BAPN | β-aminopropionitrile fumarate |
| BAX | BCL2-associated X protein |
| BC | breast cancer |
| Bcl2 | b-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BCL-2 | b-cell lymphoma 2 |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| BH3 | bcl-2 homology domain 3 |
| BIM | Bcl-2-like protein 11 |
| BMPR2 | bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CARM | coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase |
| Caspase | cysteine-aspartic acid protease |
| CCI | chronic constriction injury |
| ccRCC | clear-cell renal cell carcinoma |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CD31 | cluster of differentiation 31 |
| CGNP | cerebellar granule neuron progenitor |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| CircRNA | circular RNA |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| DHAP | dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
| DN | diabetes nephropathy |
| DSS | dextrin sulfate sodium |
| EAE | autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| eEF2K | eukaryotic elongation factor-2 |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor |
| EIF2AK2 | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 2 |
| EIF2α | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| eNOS | endothelial NO synthase |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| FADD | fas-associated protein with death domain |
| EXP5 | exportin 5 |
| FBP | fructose 1,6-bisphosphate |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FIH-1 | asparaginyl hydroxylase factor inhibiting |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| GLUT1 | glucose transporter 1 |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GPR78 | G protein-coupled receptor |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| hGBM | human glioblastoma multiforme |
| HGC | human gastric cancer |
| HIF 1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HK | hexokinase |
| HMGB | high mobility group box |
| hnRNPA | heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A |
| HSP | heat shock protein |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| ICAM | intracellular adhesion molecule |
| IFNγ | interferon gamma |
| IGF | insulin growth factor |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IRE1α | inositol-requiring transmembrane kinase/endoribonuclease 1 alpha |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNKs | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 |
| LDHA | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| LMW-PTPs | low molecular weight protein tyrosine phosphatase |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDM2 | mouse double minute 2 |
| MEF | mouse embryonic fibroblasts |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MLC-2 | myosin regulatory light chain 2 |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAC | n-acetyl-L-cysteine |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B-cells |
| NK | natural killer cells |
| NLRC4 | NLR family CARD domain containing 4 |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| NLS | nuclear localization signal |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| OAA | oxaloacetate |
| NPC | nuclear pore complex |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung cancer |
| OGD | oxygen-glucose deprived |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PDK | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-1 (PD-1) ligand 1 |
| PEP | phosphoenolpyruvate |
| PERK | protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PFK | phosphofructokinase |
| PHD | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PHD3 | prolyl hydroxylase 3 |
| PHGDH | phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIN1 | peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1 |
| PiRNA | piwi-interacting RNA |
| PK | pyruvate kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PKM | pyruvate kinase M |
| Pol II | polymerase II |
| PSAT1 | phosphoserine aminotransferase |
| PTB | polypyrimidine tract binding protein |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PTP | protein-tyrosine phosphatase |
| PTP1B | protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B |
| RBM4 | RNA-binding motif |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| rPKM2 | recombinant PKM2 |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| SIR | systematic inflammatory responses |
| SIRT | sirtuins |
| SOCS3 | suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 |
| SNAP | synaptosome-associated protein |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOD2 | superoxide dismutase |
| SREBP | sterol regulatory element binding proteins |
| SRSF3 | serine/arginine-rich splicing factor |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| TGIF2 | TGFB-induced factor homeobox 2 |
| TAAD | thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection |
| Th17 | T helper 17 |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRIM35 | tripartite motif containing 35 |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| UCP1 | uncoupling protein 1 |
| VDAC | voltage-dependent anion channel |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Wnt | wingless-related integration site |
| WT1 | Wilms’ tumor 1 |