| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| AKT | Protein Kinase B |
| AngII | Angiotensin-II |
| ANXA2 | Annexin A2 |
| APCS | Serum Amyloid P-Component |
| Bcl-2 | BCL2 Apoptosis Regulator |
| BMP2 | Bone morphogenic protein 2 |
| C9 | Complement Component C9 or ARMD15 |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CDC37 | Cell division cycle 37 |
| CDKN2A | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 Inhibitor A |
| CVDs | Cardiovascular diseases |
| Cx43 | Connexin 43 |
| CypD | Cyclophilin D |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| galectin-1 | Beta-Galactoside-Binding Lectin L-14-I or GBP |
| GLUT4 | Solute Carrier Family 2 Member 4 |
| Grp94 | Glucose-regulated protein, 94 kDa |
| GSR | Glutathione-disulfide reductase |
| HSEs | Heat shock elements |
| HSF1 | Heat shock factor 1 |
| HSR | Heat shock response |
| IpostC | Ischemic postconditioning |
| IRE1α | Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha |
| JNK | C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase 1 |
| LAMP2A | Lysosomal Associated Membrane Protein 2 |
| MAPK1 | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 |
| MPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| MRI | Myocardial reperfusion injury |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 |
| PCA | Percutaneous coronary angioplasty |
| PDIA3 | Protein Disulfide Isomerase-Associated 3 |
| PELI1 | Pellino E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 1 |
| PGC-1 | PPARG Coactivator 1 Alpha |
| PKCe | Protein kinase C epsilon |
| PKM2 | Pyruvate Kinase 2 |
| PTK2 | Protein Tyrosine Kinase 2 |
| RAF1 | Proto-Oncogene Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase |
| RUNX2 | Runt-Related Transcription Factor 2 |
| SASP | Senescence-associated Secretory Phenotype |
| SOD1 | Superoxide dismutase |
| STAT-3 | Signal Transducer And Activator Of Transcription 3 |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TGFβ | Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 |
| TNFα | Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha |
| TOM70 | Translocase of Outer Mitochondrial Membrane 70 |
| transgelin | TAGLN gene |
| TRAP1 | TNF receptor-associated protein 1 or HSP90N |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response) |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A |
| XBP1 | X-Box Binding Protein 1 |