In an aspect, the invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing cardiac tissue and/or cell regeneration. In an aspect, the invention relates to compositions and methods for attenuating adverse cardiac tissue and/or cell remodeling. In an aspect, the invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting apoptosis. In an aspect, the invention relates to compositions and methods for identifying a myocardial injury. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.