| AJ | Adherens junctions |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DAPI | 4,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DCF-DA | Dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| EC | Endothelial cell |
| ECHA | European Chemicals Agency |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| FCCP | Carbonyl cyanide-4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenylhydrazone |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| IT | Isothiazolinone |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MMTS | S-methyl methanethiosulfonate |
| MTT | Thiazolyl blue tetrazolium bromide |
| NAC | N-acetyl L-cysteine |
| NAO | Nonyl acridine orange |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| OCR | Oxygen consumption rate |
| OIT | 2-N-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one |
| PS | Phosphatidylserine |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Rot/AA | Rotenone/antimycin A |
| SNO | S-nitrosylation |
| TEER | Trans-endothelial electrical resistance |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| US EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| VDAC | Voltage-dependent anion channel |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factors |
| VE-cadherin | Vascular endothelium cadherin |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |