| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PPP | pentose phosphate pathway |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ADP | adenosine bisphosphate |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| NADH | nicotinammina adenina dinucleotide |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α |
| HIFA | hypoxia inducible factor alpha |
| MnSOD | manganese-requiring mitochondrial enzyme |
| Trx | thioredoxin |
| TrxR | thioredoxin reductase |
| Prx3 | peroxidase 3 |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor erythroid- 2–related factor 2 |
| GSH | reduced glutathione |
| GSSG | oxydited glutathione |
| BPTES | bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-ylethyl sulfide |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| 2DG | glycolysis inhibitor 2-Deoxy-D-glucose |
| GLUT | glucose transporters |
| G1P | glucose-1-phosphate |
| G6P | glucose-6-phosphate |
| HK2 | hexokinase 2 |
| PFK | phosphofructokinase |
| DHAP | dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase |
| PGAM1 | phosphoglycerate mutase 1 |
| PK | pyruvate kinase |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| CoA | acetyl coenzyme A |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| CTCs | circulating tumor cells |
| cfDNA | cell-free DNA |
| HRE | hypoxia response element |
| MSR | magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| V-ATPase | vacuolar H+-ATPase |
| NHE | Na+/H+ exchanger |
| MCTs | monocarboxylate transporters |
| CA-IX/XII | carbonic anhydrase IX/XII |
| NBCs | Na+/HCO3 co-transporters |
| PPIs | Proton Pumps Inhibitors |
| CAFs | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CAV1 | Caveolin-1 NF-kB |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| TIGAR | TP53 Induced Glycolysis and Apoptosis Regulator |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| MOMP | outer mitochondrial membrane |
| AKT | serine/threonine kinase |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| MCL-1 | Myeloid leukemia 1 |
| HCQ | hydroxychloroquine |
| Vps34 | class III phosphatylinositol 3-kinase |
| ULK1 | autophagy initiating kinases |
| TLRs | toll-like receptors |
| IFN | interferon |
| RIP | receptor-interacting protein |
| Nec-1 | Necrostatin-1 |
| TNFR1 | tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 |
| TRADD | TNFR-associated death domain |
| PYGL | glycogen phosphorylase |
| PDH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| TCRs | T cell receptors |
| GPX4 | glutathione-dependent peroxidase 4 |
| DFO | chelator deferoxamine |
| NAC | the antioxidant N-acetyl-cysteine |
| PCL | Polygonatum cyrtonema lectins |
| TFR1 | iron specific receptor |
| Mfrn1 | mitoferrin 1 |
| Mfrn2 | mitoferrin 2 |
| VDACs | voltage-dependent anion channels |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FADD | Fas Associated Via Death Domain |
| Bcl-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| Bax | BCL2 Associated X |
| Bad | BCL2 Associated Agonist of Cell Death |
| tBid | truncated BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| AKT | serine/threonine kinase |
| MLKL | Mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein |
| DAMPS | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| FLIP | Cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain |
| DMT11 | Divalent metal transporter-1 |