| ANT | Adenine nucleotide translocase |
| CHD | Coronary heart disease |
| CHOP | CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein |
| DON | 6-diazo-5-oxo-norleucine |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| GFAT | l-glutamine-d-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase |
| GIK | Glucose-insulin-potassium |
| HBP | Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway |
| HSP | Heat shock proteins |
| IL-6 | Interleurkin-6 |
| IPC | Ischemic preconditioning |
| IR | Ischemia-reperfusion |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| NAG | 1,2-dideoxy-2′-methyl-α-d-glucopyranoso-[2,1-d]-δ2′-thiazoline |
| NButGT | 1,2-dideoxy-2′-propyl-α-d-glucopyranoso-[2,1-d]-δ2′-thiazoline |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| O-GlcNAc | O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine |
| OGT | Uridine-diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine:polypetptide-N-acetylglycosaminyltransferase |
| O-GlcNAcase | β-N-hexoamininidase |
| PUGNAc | O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranosylidene)amino-N-phenylcarbamate |
| RISK | Reperfusion Injury Salvage Kinase pathway |
| RIC | Remote ischemic conditioining |
| SAFE | Survival activating factor enhancement |
| STEMI | ST-elevation myocardial infarction |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TTO4 | 2[(4-chlorophenyl)imino]tetrahydro-4-oxo-3-[2-tricyclo(3.3.1.13.7)dec-1-ylethel] |
| UDP-5SGlcNAc | Uridine diphospho-5-thio-N-acetylglucosamine |
| UDP-GlcNAc | Uridine-diphosphate-N-acetylglycosamine |
| VDAC | Voltage-dependent anion channel |