| AD | Alzheimer’s disease | MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate | mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| AMPK | 5′-adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase | mTOR/mTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin/ mammalian target of rapamycin complex I |
| APAF1 | Apoptotic peptidase-activating factor 1 | nDNA | Nucleus DNA |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate | NCLX | Na+/Ca2+ exchanger |
| ATP13A2 | Atpase type13a2 | NF- κ B | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| BAK | Bcl2-antagonist/killer | NOX | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated x protein | NRF | Nuclear respiratory factor |
| Ca2+ | Calcium | 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| CoQ | Co-enzyme q | OM | Outer membrane |
| CR | Caloric restriction | OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases | PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| DJ-1 | Daisuke-junko-1 | PGC | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) γ coactivator |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum | PINK1 | Phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN)-induced putative kinase 1 |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 | POLG1 | Polymerase gamma 1 |
| ETC | Electric transport chain | PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| FBXO7 | F-box only protein 7 | PRX | Peroxiredoxin |
| GPX | Gsh peroxidase | Redox | Reduction-oxidization |
| GR | Glutathione reductase | ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| GSSG | Glutathione disulfide | rRNA | Ribosomal rna |
| GSH | Glutathione | SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| IM | Inner membrane | (mt)SSB | (Mitochondrial) single-stranded binding protein |
| IMS | Intermembrane space | SIRT-1 | Sirtuin-1 |
| LRRK2 | Leucine rich repeat kinase 2 | SNpc | Substantia nigra pars compacta |
| MCU | Mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter | TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| ΔΨm | Mitochondrial membrane potential | TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| MOA | Monoamine oxidase | TRX | Thioredoxin |
| MOMP | Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization | ULK1 | Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore | VPS35 | Vacuolar protein sorting 35 |