| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| Bax | Bcl-2-Associated X-Protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-Cell Lymphoma 2 |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| BSS | Balanced Salt Solution |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CNQX | 6-Cyano-7-Nitroquinoxaline |
| CS | Citrate Synthase |
| DIV | Day in Vitro |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase |
| GFP | Green Fluorescent Protein |
| GRP75 | Glucose Regulated Protein 75 |
| HSP60 | Heat Shock Protein 60 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| miRNA | Micro RNA |
| moi | Multiplicity of Infection |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| MTS | 3-(4,5-Dimethyliazol-2-yl)-5-(3-Carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-Sulfophenyl)-2H-Tetrazolium Salt |
| NT | Non-Targeting |
| OPA1 | Optic Atrophy Protein 1 |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Saline |
| PHB | Prohibitin |
| PLSD | Post Hoc Least Significant Difference |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RNAi | RNA Interference |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SDS | Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate |
| shRNA | Small Hairpin RNA |
| siRNA | Short Interfering RNA |
| TFAM | Mitochondria Transcription Factor-A |
| UV | Ultra Violet |
| VDAC1 | Voltage Dependent Anion Channel-1 |