| ABC | ATP-binding cassette transporter |
| ABCB1 | multidrug-resistance protein 1 (MDR1/P-Gp) |
| ABCB11 | bile salt export pump (BSEP) |
| ABCC | multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) |
| ABCG2 | breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) |
| ACN | acetonitrile |
| ASP+ | 4-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)-N-methylpyridinium iodide |
| CsA | cyclosporine A |
| CYP | cytochrome P450-monooxygenases |
| DHP | (±)-6,7-dihydro-7-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-5H-pyrrolizidine |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| Em | echimidine |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GSH | glutathione |
| Hs | heliosupine |
| Im | intermedine |
| Ly | lycopsamine |
| Mc | monocrotaline |
| MDCK | Madin-Darby canine kidney cells |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromid |
| PA | 1,2-unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloid |
| PANO | 1,2-unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloid N-oxide |
| PAPS | 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphosulfate |
| Re | retrorsine |
| Sc | senecionine |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SLC | solute carrier transporter |
| SLC10A1 | Na+/taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP) |
| SLC21/SLCO | organic anion transporting polypetides (OATP) |
| SLC22 | organic anion/cation/zwitterion transporter family (OAT and OCT) |
| SLC22A1 | organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) |
| Sk | senkirkine |
| TEA | tetraethylammonium |
| Qu | quinidine |