| ↓ΔΨm | mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization |
| •NO | nitric oxide |
| •OH | hydroxyl radical |
| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxynonenal |
| α-KΓ | Alpha-ketoglutarate |
| α-KΓΔH | alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase |
| ACAD10 | acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family member 10 |
| ACS | acyl-CoA synthetase |
| Acn | aconitase |
| AGE | advanced glycation end products |
| AKR1A1 | aldo-keto reductase family 1 member A1 |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| Ang II | angiotensin II |
| Arg | arginine |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ATR-1 | angiotensin type 1 receptor |
| Bcl-2 | B cell lymphoma 2 |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CI | complex I |
| CII | complex II |
| CIII | complex III |
| CIV | complex IV |
| CV | complex V |
| C5aR1 | C5 substrate of the complement system receptor 1 |
| CAT | catalase |
| CBS | cystathionine β-synthase |
| CD36 | cluster of differentiation-36 |
| CKD | chronic kidney diseases |
| CoA | coenzyme A |
| Cox I | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 |
| CPT I | carnitine O-palmitoyl transferase I |
| CPT II | carnitine O-palmitoyl transferase II |
| CPT IA | CPT I isoform A |
| CPT IB | CPT I isoform B |
| CSE | cystathionine γ-lyase |
| Cu/Zn-SOD | copper/zinc-SOD |
| Cys | cysteine |
| CARSs | cysteinyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetases |
| Cyt c | cytochrome c |
| DKD | diabetic kidney disease |
| DN | diabetic nephropathy |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Drp1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| DT | distal tubules |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ERK2 | extracellular regulated kinase 2 |
| ERR | estrogen and estrogen-related receptors |
| ETS | electron transport system |
| FA | fatty acids |
| FABP | fatty-acid-binding protein |
| FADH2 | flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| Fe2+ | ferrous iron |
| Fe3+ | ferric iron |
| Fe-S | iron-sulfur |
| Fis1 | fission protein 1 |
| FoxO | forkhead box O |
| GC4419 | avasopasem manganese |
| GFRs | growth factor receptors |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| Grx | glutaredoxin |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GTPases | guanosine triphosphatases |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| h | hours |
| HK2 | human proximal tubular cells |
| HS• | hydrosulfide radical. |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| H2S | gydrogen sulfide |
| His | histidine |
| I/R | ischemia/reperfusion |
| Idh2 | isocitrate dehydrogenase isoform 2 |
| IKKγ | regulatory subunit of inhibitor IKK complex |
| IMM | inner mitochondrial membrane |
| IMS | intermembrane space |
| K2Cr2O7 | potassium dichromate |
| L-NAME | N(G)-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester |
| LC3-II | microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate |
| LDs | lipid droplets |
| LOO• | lipid peroxyl radical |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| Lys | lysine |
| MA | maleic acid |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MCAD | medium-chain acetyl dehydrogenase |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| Met | methionine |
| MetO (R–SOCH3) | methionine sulfoxide |
| MetO2 (RSO2CH3) | methionine sulfone |
| Mff | mitochondrial fission factor |
| Mfn1 | mitofusin 1 |
| Mfn2 | mitofusin 2 |
| Mief1 | mitochondrial elongation factor 1 |
| Mief2 | mitochondrial elongation factor 2 |
| mitoTEMPO | 2-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl-4-ylamino)-2-oxoethyl) triphenylphosphonium chloride |
| mitoQ | mitochondrial-targeting antioxidants coenzyme Q |
| Mn-SOD | manganese superoxide dismutase |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| Msr | methionine sulfoxide reductase |
| MsrA | Msr isoform A |
| MPTP | mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| mt-KATP | mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium K channel |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| mtROS | mitochondrial ROS |
| Na+/K+ ATPase | sodium–potassium ATP pump |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NaHS | sodium hydrosulfide |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| NOXs | NADPH oxidases |
| NRF-1 | nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| NRF-2 | nuclear respiratory factor 2 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| O2 | oxygen |
| O2•− | superoxide anion radical |
| OA | oxalacetate |
| OCR | oxygen consumption rate |
| OMM | outer mitochondrial membrane |
| ONOO− | peroxynitrite |
| Opa1 | optical atrophy 1 |
| OS | oxidative stress |
| Ox-PTMs | oxidative post-translational modifications |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| p62 | sequestosome |
| PDIA1 | protein disulfide isomerase A1 |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ coactivator-1 alpha |
| Pink1 | phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)-induced putative kinase 1 |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PKC-ε | PKC-epsilon |
| PKC-δ | PKC-delta |
| PKM2 | pyruvate kinase isoform M2 |
| PMF | proton motive force |
| PPARs | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| Pro | proline |
| Prx | peroxiredoxin |
| PT | proximal tubules |
| PTKs | protein tyrosine kinases |
| PTM | post-translational modifications |
| PTPs | protein tyrosine phosphatases |
| R–S• | thyil radical |
| R–SNO | S-nitrosothiol |
| R–SOH | sulfenic acid |
| R–SO2H | sulfinic acid |
| R–SO3H | sulfonic acid |
| R–S(O)–S–R | thiosulfinate |
| R–SN–R’ | sulfenamide |
| R–S–S–H | persulfonation |
| Rac1 | Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 |
| RAGE | AGE receptor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RPTCs | renal proximal tubular cells |
| RTC | renal tubular cells |
| S− | thiolate anion |
| S–S | disulfide bonds |
| SF | sulforaphane |
| SH | thiol |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| SIRT3 | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent deacetylase sirtuin-3 |
| SN2 | bimolecular nucleophilic substitution |
| SSG | glutathionylation |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TECs | tubular epithelial cells |
| TFAM | transcription factor A |
| TGFβ1 | transforming growth factor-beta 1 |
| Thr | threonine |
| Trx | thioredoxin |
| Tyr | tyrosine |
| UCPs | uncoupling proteins |
| UCP1 | uncoupling protein 1 |
| UCP2 | uncoupling protein 2 |
| UCPs | uncoupling proteins |
| UUO | unilateral ureteral obstruction |
| VLCAD | very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| WT | wild type |