| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxynonenal |
| ACh | acetylcholine |
| BAG3 | Bcl-2-associated athanogene 3 |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| +dp/dt | peak rate of pressure increase |
| −dp/dt | peak rate of pressure decrease |
| Drp1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| GSK-3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta |
| GULT | glucose transporter |
| H&E stain | hematoxylin and eosin stain |
| IR | ischemia reperfusion |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| LVEDP | left ventricular end-diastolic pressure |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| NE | norepinephrine |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| Sirt1 | sirtuin1 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |