| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| 5-HETE | 5-Hydroxyicosatetraenoic acid |
| A-357 | Human skin melanoma cells |
| A498 | Human renal carcinoma cells |
| A549 | Human lung adenocarcinoma cells |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| Ag | Silver |
| AgNO3 | Silver nitrate |
| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| Al2O3 | Aluminum oxide |
| AlOOH | Boehmite |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferas |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| AP-1 | Activator protein-1 |
| Apaf-1 | Apoptotic protease-activating factor-1 |
| AS160 | 160 kDa Akt substrate |
| ASM | Airway smooth muscle cells |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| Au | Gold |
| Bak | Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer |
| Bax | Bcl-2 associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B cell lymphoma-2 |
| BMDMs | Bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| Ca2+ | Calcium |
| Ca2+-ATPase | Calcium ATPase |
| Ca2+/Mg2+-ATPase | Calcium-magnesium ATPase |
| CaF2 | Calcium fluoride |
| CaMKKβ | Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase β |
| Cas9 | CRISPR-associated protein 9 |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CcO | Cytochrome c oxidase |
| CD | Circular dichroism |
| Cd | Cadmium |
| Ce | Cerium |
| CeO2 | Cerium dioxide |
| CGCs | Cerebellar granule cells |
| CICR | Calcium induced calcium release |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| Cr | Chromium |
| CRISPR | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| CRL-2404 | Human epidermal keratinocytes |
| Cu | Copper |
| CuO | Copper oxide |
| Cu-Zn-SOD | Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase |
| CXCL8 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 |
| CYP450 | Cytochrome P450 |
| Cyt c | Cytochrome c |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| dATP | Deoxyadenosine triphosphate |
| DEHP | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DPP-4 | Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 |
| Drp1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1 and 2 |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| F10 | Melanoma cells |
| FAD | Flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| FADH2 | Reduced flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| Fe | Iron |
| Fe-SOD | Iron superoxide dismutase |
| Fis1 | Fission protein 1 |
| FMN | Flavin mononucleotide |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| GGT | Gamma-glutamyl transferase |
| GLUT | Glucose transporter |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GPx1 | Glutathione peroxidase 1 |
| GPx3 | Glutathione peroxidase 3 |
| GR | Glutathione reductase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| GSSG | Glutathione disulfide |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| H2O | water |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| H9 | Human embryonic stem cells |
| HaCaT | Human epidermal keratinocyte cells |
| HAECs | Human aortic endothelial cells |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| HCT116 | Human colon carcinoma cells |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HeLa | Human cervical carcinoma cells |
| HEK293T | Human embryonic kidney 293T |
| HepG2 | Human hepatoma cells |
| hFOB1.19 | Human osteoblast cell line |
| Hg | Mercury |
| HL-60 | Human promyelocytic leukemia cells |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HPAECs | Human pulmonary artery endothelial cells |
| HSC-3 | Human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells |
| HT22 | Murine hippocampal neuronal cells |
| HT-29 | Colon cancer cells |
| Huh7 | Human hepatoma cells |
| HUVECs | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| IAPs | Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IGF-1R | Type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor |
| IGFBP-3 | Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| iGluRs | Ionotropic glutamate receptors |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IP3 | Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate |
| iPSCs | Human induced pluripotent stem cells |
| IRR | Orphan insulin receptor-related receptor |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrate |
| J774 | Mouse macrophage cells |
| JAK-STAT | Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal Kinase |
| K562 | Human chronic myeloid leukemia cells |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| KLF2 | Kruppel-like factor 2 |
| KLH | Keyhole limpet hemocyanin |
| LKB1 | Liver kinase B1 |
| LoVo | Human colon carcinoma cells |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Mac-1 | Macrophage-1 antigen |
| MAMs | Mitochondria-associated ER membranes |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCF-7 | Breast adenocarcinoma cells |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| MEF | Murine embryonic fibroblast |
| Mfn1 | Mitofusions 1 |
| Mfn2 | Mitofusions 2 |
| MgO | Magnesium oxide |
| MLCK | Myosin light chain kinase |
| Mn | Manganese |
| Mn-SOD | Manganese superoxide dismutase |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MT | Metallothionein |
| MTT | 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyltetraxolium bromide |
| NADH | Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| Na+/K+-ATPase | Sodium-potassium ATPase |
| NB41A3 | Neuroblastoma cells |
| NCI-H292 | Human airway epithelial cells |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| Ni | Nickel |
| NiO | Nickel oxide |
| Ni-SOD | Nickel superoxide dismutase |
| NLRC4 | NLR family CARD domain containing 4 |
| NLRP1 | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat and pyrin domain containing 1 |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors |
| NMRI | Naval medical research institute |
| nNOS | Neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| ●NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| NOSII | Nitric oxide synthase II |
| NOSIII | Nitric oxide synthase III |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| NQO1 | NADPH quinone dehydrogenase 1 |
| NR1 | NMDA receptor 1 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung cancer cells |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| O2− | Superoxide |
| ONOO− | Peroxynitrite |
| Opa1 | Optic atrophy 1 |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| PAK | p21-activated kinase |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PANC-1 | Pancreatic carcinoma cells |
| PASMCs | Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells |
| Pb | Lead |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PC12 | Pheochromocytoma cells |
| PC3 | Prostate carcinoma cells |
| PDI | Protein disulfide isomerase |
| PDI-3 | Protein disulfide isomerase-3 |
| p-Drp1 | Phosphorylated dynamin-related protein 1 |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKB | Protein kinase B |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PLGA | Poly(lactice-co-glycolide) |
| PMF | Proton motive force |
| PRDX | Peroxiredoxin |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| Pt | Platinum |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten |
| PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand |
| RAW 264.7 | Murine macrophages |
| RIN-5F | Pancreatic cells |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RR spectroscopy | Resonance Raman spectroscopy |
| SAOS2 | Human bone osteosarcoma cells |
| Se | Selenium |
| SEIRAS | Surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy |
| SERS | Surface-enhanced Raman scattering |
| SGLT2 | Sodium-dependent glucose transporter 2 |
| SH | Sulfhydryl |
| SH-SY5Y | Human neuroblastoma cells |
| Si | Silica |
| SiO2 | Silicon dioxide |
| SIRT1 | Silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog 1 |
| Smac | Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SR-AI | Membrane type I class A scavenger receptor |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c |
| SV40 | Simian virus 40 |
| SVEC4-10 | mouse endothelial cells |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| THP-1 | Tohoku Hospital Pediatrics-1 cells |
| TiO2 | Titanium dioxide |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRAIL | Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| TRPV | Transient receptor potential vanilloid channels |
| TRX | Thioredoxin |
| TRX1 | Thioredoxin-1 |
| TRX2 | Thioredoxin-2 |
| TXNIP | Thioredoxin interacting protein |
| U2OS | Human bone osteosarcoma cells |
| U87 | Human astrocytoma cells |
| UV–vis | Ultraviolet–visible |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WI-38 | Human lung fibroblast cells |
| WST-1 | 2-(4-Iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium |
| ZIP | Zinc-regulated, Iron-regulated transporter-like Protein |
| Zn | Zinc |
| ZnCL2 | Zinc chloride |
| ZnFe2O4 | Spinel zinc ferrite |
| ZnO | Zinc oxide |
| ZnT | Zinc Transporter |
| ZVFe | Zero valent iron |