2D-DIGE	two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis
ACS	acute coronary syndrome
ATG7	autophagy related 7
BBB	blood–brain barrier
CABG	coronary artery bypass graft
CHP	cardiac homing peptide
CTP	cardiac targeting peptide
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DDS	drug delivery system
DLS	dynamic light scattering
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
EMPRINN	extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer
EPR	enhanced permeability and retention
ESCRT	endosomal sorting complex required for transport
EVs	extracellular vesicles
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FDA	food drug administration
GC	gas chromatography
HF	heart failure
HSP20	heat shock protein 20
HSP60	heat shock protein 60
IONPs	iron-oxide nanoparticles
iPS	induced pluripotent stem cells
IR	ischemic reperfusion
ISEV	international society of extracellular vesicles
KO	knock-out
LC	liquid chromatography
lncRNA	long-non-coding RNA
MALDI-TOF	matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight
MI	myocardial infarction
miRNA	microRNA
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
mRNA	messenger RNA
MS	mass spectrometry
MSC	mesenchymal stem cells
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NIHSS	national institutes of health stroke scale
NTA	nanoparticle tracking analysis
ORF	open reading frame
PE	phosphatidylethanolamine
pIgR	polygenic immunoglobulin receptor
PS	phosphatidylserine
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
RNA	ribonucleic acid
RT-qPCR	reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction
siRNA	small interfering RNA
SPIOs	superparamagnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles
STEMI	st-elevation myocardial infarction
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TLR4	toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
tRNA	transfer RNA
TSG101	tumor susceptibility gene 101
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor