| ALDH2 | aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase |
| ANGII | angiotensin II |
| AO | antioxidant |
| AOx | vitamin C, vitamin E, α-lipoic acid (antioxidants) |
| AT1R | angiotensin II receptor |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BH4 | dihydrobiopterin-4 |
| BNIP3 | mitochondrial mitophagy marker |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
| Bax | bcl-2-like protein 4 |
| CAT | chloramphenicol acetyltransferase |
| CHF– | chronic heart failure |
| CI | ETC complex I |
| CIII | ETC complex III |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| CRP– | C-reactive protein |
| Cluh | clustered mitochondria protein homolog |
| CoenzymeQ-10– | ubiquinone |
| DM– | diabetes mellitus |
| DROM | reactive oxidative metabolites |
| DRP1 | dynamin related protein1 |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| GTP | guanosine triphosphate |
| GMP | guanosine monophosphate |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HF | heart failure |
| HFpEF | heart failure with preserved ejection fraction |
| HFrEF | heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
| HNO | nytroxyl |
| HSC | hematopoietic stem cells |
| IDH | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| IDH2 | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IMM | inner mitochondrial membrane |
| IRE1α | inositol-requiring protein 1α |
| ISDN | isosorbide dinitrate |
| JNK-c | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KFP | Kaempherol |
| LA | left atrium |
| LKB1 | liver kinase B1 |
| LPHs | lipid hydroperoxide |
| LV | left ventricle |
| LVEDV | left ventricle end-diastolic volume |
| LVESV | left ventricle end-systolic volume |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| LVID | left ventricular internal dimension |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MAO-A | monoamine oxidase A |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCU | mitochondrial calcium uniporter |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NAPDH- | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NFκB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NHE-1 | Na+/Ca2+ exchanger |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NO-2 | plasma nitrite |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| NOX | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase |
| NP | natriuretic peptide |
| NT-proBNP | N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide |
| NYHA- | New York Heart Association |
| OMM | outer mitochondrial membrane |
| ONOO− | peroxynitrite |
| OPA1 | optic atrophy 1 |
| P38 | a focal point of interactions of the serine/threonine kinases |
| PDE | phosphodiesterases |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PKB | protein kinase B |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PKG | protein kinase G |
| PKS | protein kinase S |
| PRR | pathogen recognition receptor |
| PRX | peroxiredoxin |
| RAAS | renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| Rac-1 | GTP-binding protein |
| SGLT2 | sodium-glucose cotransporter |
| SIRT | NAD+ dependent class III histone deacetylases |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TGFβ | tumor growth factor β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TPP | triphenylphosphonium cation |
| TXNIP | thioredoxin-interacting protein |
| UCP2 | uncoupling protein 2 |
| VDAC1 | voltage-dependent anion channel 1 |
| XBP1s | X-box-binding protein1 |
| XO | xanthine oxidase |
| XOR | xanthine oxidoreductase |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| cGMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| hs-CRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| nNOS | neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| pGC | particulate guanylyl cyclase |
| sGC | soluble guanylate cyclase |
| β-OX | beta-oxidation |