Akt	protein kinase B
BAX	pro-apoptotic protein from Bcl-2 protein family (B-cell lymphoma 2)
Bcl-2	anti-apoptotic protein from Bcl-2 protein family
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinases1/2
IHD	ischemic heart disease
I/R	ischemia reperfusion
IS	infarct size
LV	left ventricle
LVDP	left ventricular developed pressure
MPTP	mitochondrial permeability transition pore
p-Akt	phosphorylated (activated) Akt (protein kinase B)
p-GSK3β p	phosphorylated (inactivated) glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKCε	protein kinase C epsilon
RIPC	remote ischemic preconditioning
RISK	Reperfusion Injury Salvage Kinase
VT	ventricular tachycardia