| Acetyl CoA | Acetyl Coenzyme A |
| ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate |
| AICAR | 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-D-riboside |
| AKI | Acute Kidney Injury |
| AMP | Adenosine Monophosphate |
| AMPK | AMP-kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| CLP | Cecal Ligation and Puncture |
| CoQ10 | Coenzyme Q10 |
| Drp1 | Dynamin Related Peptide 1 |
| ETC | Electron Transport Chain |
| FADH2 | Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (reduced form of FAD) |
| FAO | Fatty Acid Oxidation |
| GFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| IR | Ischemia-Reperfusion |
| KDIGO | Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| mtDAMPS | Mitochondrial Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form of NAD) |
| NAM | nicotinamide |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative Phosphorylation |
| PDH | Pyruvate Dehydrogenase |
| PDK | Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase |
| PGC1α | Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Coactivator-1α |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RNAseq | RNA-sequencing |
| s-AKI | In sepsis associated AKI |
| SIRT | Sirtuins |
| SS Peptides | Szeto–Schiller Peptides |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic Acid |