| ASP+ | 4-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-N-methylpyridinium |
| a.u. | arbitrary units |
| BCECF-AM | 2′,7′-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein acetoxymethyl ester |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CKII | casein-kinase II |
| DAPI | 2-(4-amidinophenyl)-1H-indole-6-carboxamidine |
| DOG | 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol |
| HEK | human embryonic kidney |
| hMATE | human multidrug and toxins extrusion protein |
| hOCT | human organic cation transporter |
| IL | interleukin |
| MDCK | Madin–Darby canine kidney |
| NHE1 | Na+/H+ exchanger 1 |
| OCs | organic cations |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| p56lck | p56lck tyrosine kinase |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| TBBz | 4,5,6,7-tetrabromo-1H-benzimidazole |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |