| Abbreviation | Word or Phrase in Full |
| 5Me-THF | 5-methyltetrahydro-folate |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AICAR | 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AREs | antioxidant-responsive elements |
| APPL1 | adaptor protein, phosphotyrosine interacting with PH domain and leucine zipper 1 |
| Arg | arginine |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| AT-1 | angiotensin II type 1 |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| COX4 | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 |
| CVD | cardiovascular diseases |
| Dio2 | deiodinase 2 |
| DMD | Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ErbB4 | Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4 |
| ET-B | endothelin B |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box protein O1 |
| Gln | glutamine |
| Glu | glutamicacid |
| GLUT4 | glucose transporter 4 |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| Gly | glycine |
| IFN-β | interferon-β |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| Ile | isoleucine |
| JAK | janus activated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun amino-terminal kinases |
| Leu | leucine |
| Lys | lysine |
| MDPs | mitochondrial-derived peptides |
| Met | methionine |
| MOTS-c | mitochondrial open reading frame of the 12S rRNA-c |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NRG1 | neuregulin1 |
| NRF1 | nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor 2 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappaB |
| OPG | osteoprotegerin |
| ORF | open reading frame |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α |
| Phe | phenylalanine |
| Pro | proline |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| SHLP | small humanin-like peptides |
| Smad | sekelsky mothers against decapentaplegic |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| STAT1 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| T1D | type 1 diabetes |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TFAM | transcription factor A for mitochondria |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| Tyr | tyrosine |
| UCP1 | uncoupling protein-1 |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |