| SeP | selenoprotein P |
| I/R | ischemia/reperfusion |
| KO | knockout |
| WT | wild-type |
| IA/AAR | myocardial infarction/area at risk |
| EB | Evans blue |
| TTC | 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling |
| RISK | reperfusion injury salvage kinase |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| Erk1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |