ANOVA	Analysis of variance
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CNS	Central nervous system
deZP	Distilled extract of Zanthoxylum piperitum
GFP	Green fluorescent protein
IF	Immunofluorescence
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
MPP+	1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
NGM	Nematode growth media
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PFA	Paraformaldehyde
SD	Standard deviation
SNpc	Substantia nigra
TH	Tyrosine hydroxylase
YFP	Yellow fluorescent protein