| 2-APB | 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| AKT | protein kinase B (or PKB) |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Apaf1 | apoptosis protease-activated factor 1 |
| ATF4 | activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATF6 | activating transcription factor 6 |
| ATF6f | cytosolic activating transcription factor 6 |
| BH | BCL2-homology |
| BID | BH3 interacting domain death agonist |
| BiP | binding immunoglobulin protein (gene GRP78) |
| BSG | basigin |
| CAMK | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase |
| CASP1 | cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease 1 (or caspase 1, interleukin converting enzyme 1, ICE) |
| CASP10 | cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease 10 (or caspase 10) |
| CASP3 | cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease 3 (or caspase 3) |
| CASP7 | cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease 7 (or caspase 7) |
| CASP8 | cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease 8 (or caspase 8, FLICE, MASH, Mch5) |
| c-FLIP | cellular FLICE inhibitory protein |
| CGC | cerebellar granule cell |
| CHOP | CAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) homologous protein |
| cIAP1 | cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 |
| cIAP2 | cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 |
| CICR | Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release |
| DISC | death-inducing signaling complex |
| EDAR | ectodysplasin A receptor |
| eIF2α | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | ER-associated protein degradation |
| FADD | FAS-associated protein with death domain |
| FAS | FS-7-associated surface antigen |
| FasL | FS-7-associated surface antigen ligand |
| FasR | FS-7-associated surface antigen receptor (or CD95 or APO-1) |
| GADD3 | growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 34 |
| GM1 | monosialoganglioside 1 |
| GRP78 | glucose-regulated protein 78 |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| GSK3/3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3/3β |
| GSNO | S-nitrosoglutathione |
| GTP | guanosine triphosphate |
| IAPs | proteins that inhibit apoptosis |
| ICAD | caspase-activated DNase inhibitor |
| IP3R | inositol-3phosphate receptor |
| IRE1α | inositol-requiring enzyme 1 α (or RIDD) |
| JNK | jun amino-terminal kinase (or JNK-46 or JNK1or JNK1A2) |
| LTD | long-term depression |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| MAM | mitochondria-associated membrane |
| MANF | mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCU1 | mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter 1 |
| MFN2 | mitofusin-2 |
| MKP-1 | mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 |
| MLKL | mixed lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase |
| MOMP | mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization |
| MPT | mitochondrial permeability transition |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-Κb | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOXA | phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1 |
| NPTN | neuroplastin protein |
| ORAI1 | calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1 |
| p75NTR | p75 neurotrophin receptor |
| p-eIF2α | phospho-eIF2α |
| PERK | protein kinase RNA-like (PKR-like) endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PCD | programmed cell death |
| PMCA | plasma membrane Ca2+ selective ATPases |
| PT | permeability transition |
| PUFA-PLs | polyunsaturated fatty acyl moieties in phospholipids |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (or BC3, JFY-1, BCL-2 binding component 3) |
| RER | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| RIPIK1 | receptor-interacting serine/threonine kinase 1 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RyR | ryanodine receptor |
| SER | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| SERCA | endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase |
| SMAC/DIABLO | second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase/direct inhibitor of apoptosis-binding protein with low PI |
| SOCE | store-operated Ca2+ entry |
| STARD3 | StAR (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein)-related lipid transfer domain-3 STARD3NL STARD3 N-terminal like |
| STIM1 | stromal interaction molecule 1 |
| TASK | TWIK-related acid-sensitive K+ |
| TNFR1 | tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (or TNFRSF1A) |
| TNFRSF21 | tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily21 (or DR6) |
| TNFRSF25 | tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily 25 (or DR3) |
| TRAF2 | TNF receptor-associated factor 2 |
| TRAILR1 | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1 (or TNFRSF10A, DR4) |
| TRAILR2 | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2 (or TNFRSF10B, DR5) |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| VDAC1 | voltage-dependent anion channel 1 |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (or API3, BIRC4, IAP-3, ILP1, MIHA, XLP2) |
| XKR8 | XK-related protein 8 |