| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| iROS | Intracellular total reactive oxygen species |
| mROS | Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species |
| O2•− | Mitochondrial superoxide ions |
| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| DMEM | Dulbecco′s modified eagle′s medium |
| PAA | Penicillin/Streptomycin |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| FCCP | Carbonyl cyanide-p-trifluoromethoxy phenylhydrazone |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| cDNA | Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |