| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| BW | body weight |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamino-2-phenylindole |
| DIC | doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity |
| DMEM | dulbecco’s modified eagle’s medium |
| Dox | doxorubicin |
| EDV | end diastolic volume |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCs | embryonic stem cells |
| ESV | end systolic volume |
| Exos | exosomes |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FS | fractional shortening |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| HW | heart weight |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IL | interleukin |
| iNOS | induced nitric oxide synthase |
| IP | intraperitoneal |
| LVIDd | left ventricular internal dimension-diastole |
| LVIDs | left ventricular internal dimension-systole |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| PS | penicillin/streptomycin |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene difluoride |
| RIPA | radio-immunoprecipitation assay |
| RT-PCR | real time-polymerase chain reaction |
| Src-α-actin | sarcomeric alpha actin |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SEM | standard error of mean |