| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| AMPK | 5’-adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| APAF1 | Apoptotic peptidase-activating factor 1 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ATP13A2 | Atpase type 13 a 2 |
| BAK | Bcl2-antagonist/killer |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated x protein |
| Ca2+ | Calcium |
| CoQ | Co-enzyme q |
| CR | Caloric restriction |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| DJ-1 | Daisuke-junko-1 |
| DPP-4 | dipeptidyl peptidase-4 |
| ETC | Electric transport chain |
| FADH2 | flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| FBXO7 | F-box only protein 7 |
| GLP-1RA | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HO• | hydroxy radical |
| IMS | Intermembrane space |
| LRRK2 | Leucine rich repeat kinase 2 |
| MELAS | mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome |
| Mfn-1 and 2 | Mitofusins 1 and 2 |
| MIM | Mitochondrial inner membrane |
| ΔΨm | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MOM | Mitochondrial outer membrane |
| MOMP | Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| mTOR/mTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin/mammalian target of rapamycin complex I |
| nDNA | Nucleus DNA |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NOX | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| OPA1 | optic atrophy 1 |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PD | Parkinson disease |
| PGC | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) γ coactivator |
| PINK1 | Phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN)-induced putative kinase 1 |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| rRNA | Ribosomal rna |
| SGLT2 | sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SIRT-1 | Sirtuin-1 |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRX | Thioredoxin |