DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
CYPs	cytochrome P450s
TCM	Traditional Chinese Medicine
RPS	Rhizoma Paridis saponins
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
MPT	mitochondrial permeability transition
MPTP	mitochondrial permeability transition pore
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
RPMI	Roswell Park Memorial Institute
FBS	fetal bovine serum
MTT	3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
PI	propidium iodide
DCFH-DA	2′7′-dichlorfluorescein diacetate
BCA	bicinchoninic acid
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylaminde
PVDF	polyvinylidene fluoride
MMP	mitochondrial membrane potential
TBST	Tris-buffered saline containing Tween-20