| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| SNpc | Substantia Nigra pars compacta |
| EAATs | Excitatory amino acid transporters) |
| AQP4 | Aquaporin-4 |
| DA | dopaminergic neurons |
| ND | Neurodegenerative diseases |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| GLAST | glutamate aspartate transporter |
| GLT1 | Glutamate transporter 1 |
| SN | Substantia nigra |
| GPe | Globus pallidus external |
| GPi | Globus pallidus internal |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| NMO-IgG | Neuromyelitis Optica immunoglobulin G |
| HEK-293 | Human embryonic kidney cells |
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