| 2-DG | 2-Deoxy-D-glucose |
| AA | Amino acids |
| Acetyl–CoA | Acetyl coenzyme A |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | 5’AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| βHB | Β-hydroxybutyrate |
| CLP | Caecal ligation puncture |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| ERRα | Oestrogen-like receptor α |
| FA | Fatty acids |
| FABP | Fatty acid binding proteins |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| FAT | Fatty acid transporter |
| HF | Heart failure |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| KB | Ketone bodies |
| LCAC | Long-chain acylcarnitine |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid |
| NAD+/NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NRF | Nuclear receptor factor |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PDH | Pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PDK | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| PGC-1 | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1 |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RxR | Retinoid X α receptor |
| SERCA | Sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-atpase |
| SICM/SIC | Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy |
| SIMD | Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| Tfam | Mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TLS | Toxic lipid species |
| TR | Thyroid receptor |
| UCP | Uncoupling proteins |
| VLDL-R | Very-low-density lipoprotein receptor |