| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| 7,8-DHF | 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone |
| Rot | Rotenone |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| DMAS | Diabetes mellitus-accelerated atherosclerosis |
| Trk | Tropomyosin receptor kinase |
| Dox | Doxorubicin |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular regulated protein kinase |
| PA | Palmitic acid |
| 7,8,3′-THF | 7,8,3′-Trihydroxyflavone |
| DCM | Diabetic cardiomyopathy |
| Foxo | Forkhead box-O transcription factors |
| Akt | Serine/threonine-specific protein kinase |
| I/R | Ischemia/reperfusion |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| CNTF | Ciliary neurotrophic factor |
| AAV | Adeno associated virus |
| MANF | Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| CDNF | Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor |
| TRPC | Transient receptor potential canonical |
| Caspase | Cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| VE-cadherin | Vascular endothelial cadherin |
| p75NTR | p75 neurotrophin receptor |
| NT | Neurotrophin |
| NTF | Neurotrophic factor |
| GFRa | GDNF family receptor alpha |
| GPI | Glycosylphos-phoinositol |
| RET | Rearranged during Transfection |
| gp130 | Glycoprotein 130 |
| NPTN | Neuroplastin |
| HF | Heart failure |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| GRP78 | Glucose regulatory protein 78 |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| LV | Left ventricle |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| GAP-43 | Growth-associated protein 43 |
| CaMKII | Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| Ang II | Angiotensin II |
| HIIT | High-intensity interval training |
| RT | Resistance training |
| VSMC | Vascular smooth muscle cell |
| hMSCs | Human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells |
| Bmal1 | Brain and muscle Arnt-like protein 1 |
| TRPV1 | Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 |
| CGRP | Calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| YY1 | Yin Yang 1 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α |
| SA | Stable angina |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| UA | Unstable angina |