| IR | Ischemia–reperfusion |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| DHP-1 | Dehydrogenase peptide-1 |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| EPO | Erythropoietin |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| MβCD | Methyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| PHD | Prolyl hydroxylase |
| VHL | Von Hippel-Lindau |
| si | Small interfering |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor 2 |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |