| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| Col1a2 | collagen type I alpha 2 chain |
| CS | culture supernatant |
| CXCL | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| FS | fractional shortening |
| HR | heart rate |
| IL | interleukin |
| IRS-1 | insulin receptor substrate-1 |
| IVSTd | interventricular septal in end-diastole |
| LV | left ventricular |
| LVDd | left ventricular diameter at end-diastole |
| LVESP | left ventricular end-systolic pressure |
| Ly6G | lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus G |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| NE | neutrophil elastase |
| NFκB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PWTd | left ventricular posterior wall in end-diastole |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| TTC | 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |
| WT | wild-type |