| Abbreviation | Full Name |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| cTnT | Cardiac troponin T |
| DAVID | Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery |
| DSC2 | Desmocollin-2 |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| ECL | Enhanced chemiluminescence |
| EF | Ejection Fraction |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| Empa | Empagliflozin |
| FS | Fractional Shortening |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| HE | Hematoxylin and Eosin |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| i.g. | Intragastrically |
| i.p. | Intraperitoneal |
| ITGA5 | Integrin α5 |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| NMCMs | Neonatal mouse cardiomyocytes |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SEM | Standard Error of the Mean |
| SGLT2 | Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline with Tween 20 |