| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| EIF-4e | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4e |
| eNOS | endothelial nitrogen monoxide synthase |
| GAPDH | glycerinaldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLUT-4 | glucose transporter type 4 |
| HF | heart failure |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| MMLV | Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus Reverse Transcriptase |
| mRNA | messenger RNAs |
| MTI | microRNA-target interaction |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NO | nitrogen monoxide |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| SLC2a-12 (GLUT-12) | solute carrier family 2 facilitated glucose transporter member 12 |
| SOD1 | superoxide dismutase-1 |
| TRPV1 | transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 |
| ULK-2 | Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 2 |