| CLDN | Claudin |
| DAF-2DA | 4,5-Diaminofluorescein-2 diacetate |
| EGTA | Glycoletherdiaminetetraacetic acid |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FeTPPS | Fe(III)5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin |
| H2DCFDA | 2′,7′-Dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| LY | Lucifer yellow |
| MβCD | Methyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| MDC | Monodansylcadaverine |
| L-NAME | NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester |
| NiSPY | 1,3,5,7-Tetramethyl-2,6-dicyano-4,4-difluoro-8-[2-(2-hydroxy-2-oxoethoxy)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-3a,4-dihydro-3a-aza-4a-azonia-4-bora(IV)-s-indacene |
| NOC12 | 1-Hydroxy-2-oxo-3-(N-ethyl-2-aminoethyl)-3-ethyl-1-triazene |
| cNOS | Constitutive NO synthase |
| iNOS | Inducible NO synthase |
| nNOS | Neuronal NO synthase |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | NO synthase |
| NS | Not significant |
| OPN | Opsin |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDZ | Postsynaptic density-95/discs large/zonula occludens-1 |
| p-Ser | Anti-phosphoserine |
| p-Thr | Anti-phosphothreonine |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SDS-PAGE | SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SIN-1 | 3-(4-Morpholinyl)sydnonimine, hydrochloride |
| TER | Transepidermal electrical resistance |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| TRPV | Transient receptor potential vanilloid |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| WST-1 | 2-(4-Iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |