| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| MK | Maackiain |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MPTP | Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| 6-OHDA | 6-Hydroxydopamine |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PINK1 | Phosphatase and tension homologue (PTEN)-induced kinase 1 |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| α-Syn | α-synuclein |
| UPS | ubiquitin-proteasome system |
| YFP | yellow fluorescent protein |