Table 2.
Effects of AuNP dose on SH-SY5Y cell phenotype.
| NP | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An/En cells (no AuNPs or ethanol) | |||||||
| - | An−PI− | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ap/En cells (AuNPs positive but ethanol negative) | |||||||
| AuNPKG-90,50,37 AuNPK-90,50,37 | - | An−PI− | An−PI− | An−PI− | An−PI− | An++PI− | An−PI− An++PI+ An+++PI+ |
| AuNPG-50,90 | - | An+PI− | An+PI− | An+PI− | An+PI− | An+PI− | An−PI− An+++PI− An+PI++ |
| AuNPPEG, PEG+K+G | - | An+PI− | An+PI− | Anl+PI− | An++PI− | An+++PI− An++PI− An+PI+ |
An+PI− An+++PI+ An−PI++ |
| An/Ep cells (AuNPs negative, but ethanol positive) | |||||||
| An−PI+++ An++PI− An+PI++ An+++PI− |
− | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ap/Ep cells (AuNPs and ethanol positive) | |||||||
| AuNPKG-90,-50,-37 | - | An−PI− An++PI− An++PI+ |
An++PI− | An++PI− | An++PI− | An+PI− An+PI+ An++PI+ |
An−PI− An++PI+ An−PI++ |
| AuNPK-90,-50,-37 | - | An−PI− An++PI− An++PI+ |
An−PI− An+PI+ |
An+PI− An+PI++ |
An+PI− An+PI++ |
An−PI− An++PI+ |
An−PI+ An++PI− An++PI++ |
| AuNPG-50,-90 | - | An−PI− An+PI++ |
An+PI− An+PI++ |
An+PI− An+PI+ |
An+PI− An++PI+ An+PI+ |
An+PI− An++PI+ An−PI+ |
An−PI+ An++PI− An++PI+ |
| AuNPPEG,PEG+K+G | - | An++PI− | An++PI− An++PI+ |
An++PI− An+PI++ |
An++PI− An++PI+ An−PI++ |
An++PI− An++PI+ An−PI++ |
An−PI− An++PI− An++PI+ An−PI+++ |
Superscripts –, +, ++, +++ show relative distribution of An and/or PI positive cells as described in Figure 12.