| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| AdA | Adrenoyl |
| ACD | Accidental cell death |
| ACSL4 | Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 |
| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| APAF1 | Apoptotic-peptidase-activating factor 1 |
| ATG | Autophagy-related protein |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ATP13A2 | ATPase type 13A2 |
| BAK / BAX | Bcl2-antagonist killer/bcl-2-associated x protein |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CoQ10 | Co-enzyme Q10 |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| Cu | Copper |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DJ-1 | Daisuke-junko-1 |
| DMT1 | Divalent metal transporter 1 |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| FBXO7 | F-box only protein 7 |
| FSP1 | Ferroptosis suppressor protein 1 |
| Fe2+ | Ferrous ion |
| Fe3+ | Ferric iron |
| GPX 4 | Glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HNE | 4-hydroxynonenal |
| HO• | Hydroxy radical |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 |
| LH (PLH) | Lipid (phospholipid) |
| L• | Lipid radical |
| LOH | Lipid alcohol |
| LOO | Lipid peroxyl radical |
| LOOH | Lipid hydroperoxide |
| LOX | Lipoxygenases |
| LPCAT3 | Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3 |
| LRRK2 | Leucine rich repeat kinase 2 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MLKL | Mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein |
| MOMP | Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization |
| MPTP | 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| MRPs | Multidrug resistance proteins |
| NADPH | Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NADP | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NCCD | Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death |
| NCOA4 | Nuclear receptor coactivator 4 |
| NLR | NOD-like receptors |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| 6-OHDA | 6-Hydroxydopamine |
| PARP | Poly(ADP-ribose)-polymerase |
| PCBP | Poly rC binding-protein |
| PCD | Programmed cell death |
| PD | Parkinson disease |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PI3KIII | PI3K, class III phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PINK1 | Phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN)-induced putative kinase 1 |
| PLTP | Phospholipid transfer protein |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| RCD | Regulated cell death |
| RCT | Randomized clinical trial |
| RIPK3 | Receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RSL-3 | Ras-selective lethal small molecule 3 |
| STEAP | Six-transmembrane epithelial antigens of the prostate |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SN | Substantia nigra |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| ULK1 | Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 |
| ZIP 8/14 | ZRT/IRT-like protein 8/14 |