| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ANLS | astrocyte–neuron lactate shuttle |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| D2R | dopamine D2 receptor |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DAT | dopamine transporter |
| G6PH | glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GSH | reduced form of glutathione |
| GSSG | oxidized form of glutathione |
| HCAR1 | hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| iPSC | induced pluripotent stem cell |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like enoyl-CoA hydratase-associated protein 1 |
| l-DOPA | l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCT | monocarboxylate transporter |
| NET | norepinephrine transporter |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| NRF-1 and NRF-2 | nuclear respiration factors 1 and 2 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2 p45 subunit-related factor 2 |
| GSSG | oxidized form of glutathione |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome-proliferator-activated γ co-activator-1α |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PPP | pentose–phosphate pathway |
| PSD-95 | postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SERT | serotonin transporter |
| SIRT-1 | sirtuin 1 |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TFAM | mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| VTA | ventral tegmental area |
| xCT | cystine/glutamate antiporter |