Table 1.

Oxidized corona-polystyrene NP-induced changes in gene expression determined by RT-PCR. Fold changes represent 2^−ΔCT ratios between untreated HeLa cells and cells incubated with oxidized protein–polystyrene NPs. p < 0.05 for each gene, n = 3 distinct samples

Gene	Fold change
Antioxidant 1 copper chaperone	3.05 ± 1.08
24-Dehydrocholesterol reductase	6.09 ± 3.06
Glutathione synthetase	2.25 ± 0.48
Peroxiredoxin 3	−4.31 ± 0.16
Peroxiredoxin 4	−2.23 ± 0.20
Peroxiredoxin 5	2.42 ± 0.82
Prion protein	−1.94 ± 0.17
Sequestosome 1	5.10 ± 1.52