| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| BEC | Brain endothelial cell |
| BCRP | Breast Cancer Resistance Protein |
| ABC | ATP-Binding Cassette |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PhA | Pheophorbide A |
| CsA | Cyclosporine A |
| HBSS | Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution |
| TEER | Trans-endothelial electrical resistance |
| R123 | Rhodamine 123 |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| RTC | Rat tail collagen |
| SD | Standard deviation |