| 2D | 2-dimensional |
| 3-MST | 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase |
| Ace | angiotensin-converting enzyme gene |
| Agt | angiotensinogen gene |
| Agtr | angiotensin type 1 receptor gene |
| Akt1 | thymoma viral proto-oncogene 1gene |
| Bax/Bcl-2 | bcl-2-like protein 4/B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| KATP | ATP-sensitive K channels |
| Casp3 | caspase 3 gene |
| CBS | cystathionine γ-syntase |
| CSE | cystathionine γ-lyase |
| CSE−/− | cystathionine γ-lyase-knockout mice |
| Col1a1 | collagen 1 gene |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 |
| FS | fractional shortening |
| Gata4 | GATA Binding Protein 4 gene |
| HPRT | hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 |
| hsa-miR-93-5p | human microRNA-93-5p |
| HSP | heat shock protein |
| H2S | hydrogen sulfide |
| HW/BW | heart weight/body weight ratio |
| IP | intraperitoneal |
| LVEF | left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction |
| MAP | mean arterial blood pressure |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| Mir21a | microRNA-21a |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| Myh7 | β-myosin heavy chain |
| Myh6 | α-myosin heavy chain |
| NaHS | sodium hydrosulfide |
| Na2S | sodium sulfide |
| NIH | United States National Institutes of Health |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Nppa | atrial natriuretic peptide gene |
| Nppb | B-type natriuretic peptide gene |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor, erythroid 2 Like 2 gene |
| p38 MAPK | p38 mitogen activated protein kinases |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| rRNA | ribosomal ribonucleic acid |
| RNU1A1 | small nuclear RNA U1a1 |
| SNORD68 | small nucleolar RNA C/D box 68 |
| SHR | spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| STAT-3 | signal transducers and activators of transcription-3 |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| Tgfb | transforming growth factor β1 |
| WT | wild-type mice |