| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 |
| ABCG1 | ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 1 |
| ACC | acetyl CoA carboxylase |
| ADNF | activity-dependent neurotrophic factor |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AICAR | 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| AMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| AMI | acute myocardial ischemia |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ARPE-19 | immortalized retinal pigment epithelial |
| AT-1 | angiotensin II type 1 |
| av-scO1 | avian strongly conserved sORFs 1 |
| BAX | BCL2 Associated X, apoptosis regulator |
| BCL2L11 | BCL2-like 11 apoptosis facilitator |
| Bid | BH3-interacting domain death agonist |
| BV-shHN | Baculovirus-encoded short-hairpin RNA |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CD36 | fatty acid translocase |
| CLCC1 | chloride channel CLIC like 1 |
| CMD | coronary microvascular dysfunction |
| CNTF | ciliary neuronotrophic factor |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| Drp1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| ED | endothelial dysfunction |
| ELP | elastin-like polypeptides |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| Erk1/2 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 and 3 |
| ET-1 | endothelin-1 |
| ET-B | endothelin B |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| FGF2 | fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FPRL1 | formyl peptide receptor-like 1 |
| GLUT4 | glucose transporter type 4, insulin-responsive |
| GSK3B | glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| HN | Humanin |
| HSP90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule |
| IGFBP-3 | insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 |
| IL-6 | interleukin |
| IL27RA | interleukin 27 receptor subunit alpha |
| IL6ST | interleukin 6 cytokine family signal transducer |
| iNOS | nitric oxide synthase 2A inducible, hepatocytes |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| IRS-1 | insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| JNK | Janus kinase |
| KLF2 | Krüppel-like factor 2 |
| LOX-1 | lectin-type oxidized LDL receptor 1 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MAPK14 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 or p38 MAP kinase |
| MAPK3 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |
| MDPs | mitochondria-derived peptides |
| MIEF1-MP | mitochondrial elongation factor 1 microprotein |
| MIM | mitochondrial inner membrane |
| MMP2 | matrix metallopeptidase 2 |
| MOM | mitochondrial outer membrane |
| MOTS-c | mitochondrial ORF of the 12S rDNA type-c |
| MOXI | micropeptide regulator of β-oxidation |
| MPM | micropeptide in mitochondria |
| MRI | myocardial reperfusion injury |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mtTFA | mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFE2L2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| NOX2 | superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase heavy chain subunit |
| ORF | open reading frames |
| OS | oxidative stress |
| Ox-LDL | oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PCA | percutaneous coronary angioplasty |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelium |
| SASPs | senescence-associated secretory phenotypes |
| SCD1 | acyl-CoA desaturase |
| SCML1 | sex comb on midleg-like 1 |
| SHLP | small humanin-like peptide, 1 to 6 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| SOD1 | superoxide dismutase 1 |
| SREBP1 | sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcriptional 3 |
| TGFB1 | transforming growth factor-beta 1 |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor-alpha |
| TxNIP | thioredoxin interacting protein |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |