| ABCB8 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 8 protein |
| ARE | Antioxidant response elements |
| BMP-SMAD | Bone morphogenetic protein/small mothers against decapentaplegic pathway |
| CA | Cytosolic aconitase |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| DFO | Deferoxamine |
| DMT-1 | Divalent metal transporter 1 |
| Fe2+, Fe3+ | Ferrous iron, ferric iron |
| FT | Ferritin |
| FTH | Ferritin heavy chain |
| FTL | Ferritin light chain |
| FPN | Ferroportin |
| FTMT | Mitochondria-specific ferritin |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GPX4 | Phospholipid peroxidase glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| GSH | Reduced form of glutathione |
| GSSG | Oxidized form of glutathione |
| HCAECs | Hypothermic preconditioning of human coronary artery endothelial cells |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HO. | Hydroxyl radicals |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| IPC | Ischemic preconditioning |
| I/R | Ischemia/reperfusion |
| IRE | Iron-Responsive elements |
| IRP1, IRP2 | Iron regulatory proteins 1 and 2 |
| IS | Infarct size |
| ISCs | Iron sulfur clusters |
| LIP | Labile iron pool |
| LOX | Lipoxygenase |
| MCU | Mitochondrial calcium uniporter |
| MFRN | Mitoferrin |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NTBI | Nontransferrin-bound iron |
| OH− | Hydroxide ions |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| RIPC | Remote ischemic preconditioning |
| RO | Alkoxyl radicals |
| RO2 | Peroxyl radicals |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Sevo-postC | Postconditioning with sevoflurane |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| Tf | Transferrin |
| TfR | Tf receptors |