| AQP | aquaporin |
| AVP | arginine vasopressin |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| MPTP | 1-metil-4-fenil-1,2,3,6-tetrahidropiridin |
| NMO | neuromyelitis optica |
| OAP | orthogonal array of particles |
| PD | Parkinson disease |
| RVD | regulatory volume decrease |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-β1 |