| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| AICAR | 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPAR | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATP5A | ATP sythase (F1-ATPase) alpha subunit |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 anti-apoptotic protein |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CaMK | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CAT | catalase |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COX2 | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2 |
| CRE | cyclic AMP response element |
| CREB | cyclic AMP response element binding protein |
| cyt c1 | cytochrome c1 |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| ERR | estrogen-related receptor |
| GABAR | gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor |
| GHs | glucocorticoid hormones |
| GPR 91 | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| GPXs | glutathione peroxidases |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| IR | immunoreactivity |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCR | melanocortin receptor |
| Mfn | mitofusin |
| MYC | cellular homolog of the oncogene (v-myc) of avian myelocytomatosis virus strain |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NDUFV2 | NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein 2, mitochondrial |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor |
| NRF | nuclear respiratory factor |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| PC | prefrontal cortex |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha |
| PI | photothrombotic ischemia |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| SDHA | succinate dehydrogenase, subunit A |
| SIRT1 | silent information regulator two proteins (sirtuins) |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SP1 | specificity protein 1 |
| SUCNR1 | succinate receptor 1 |
| SYP | synaptophysin |
| TFAM | mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| THs | thyroid hormones |
| TRs | thyroid hormone receptors |
| VEC | vascular endothelial cadherin |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |