Table 1:
List of model compounds used and their mechanism of toxicity
| Model compounds | Concentration used (μM) | Compound type | Known mechanism of toxicity | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetaminophen | 8 – 2,124 | Analgesic and antipyretic drug | AP, BA, OS | (Park, Williams, Naisbitt, Kitteringham, & Pirmohamed, 2005; Wang, Shindoh, Inoue, & Horii, 2002) |
| Lovastatin | 2 – 472 | Hypolipidemic drug | AP, DD, MI | (Kallas-Kivi, Trei, & Maimets, 2016; Niknejad et al., 2014; Walther et al., 2016; Wei et al., 2007; Zhao et al., 2015) |
| Rotenone | 0.12 – 30 | Pesticide, insecticide, and piscicide | AP, MI, OS | (Cabezas et al., 2012; Isenberg & Klaunig, 2000; Moon et al., 2005) |
| Tamoxifen | 0.48 – 118 | Hormonal drug for breast cancer | AP, MI, OS | (Lee et al., 2000; Tabassum et al., 2006; Tolosa et al., 2012, 2015) |
| Menadione | 0.7 – 117 | Vitamin K precursor | MI, OS | (Akiyoshi et al., 2009; De Assis et al., 2015; Tolosa et al., 2012; Woods, Young, Gilmore, Morris, & Bilton, 1997) |
| Sodium Citrate | 5.6 – 1,417 | Intermediate in the Krebs cycle | Nontoxic control | (Tolosa et al., 2012) |
Apoptosis (AP), bioactivation (BA), DNA damage (DD), mitochondrial impairment (MI), and oxidative stress (OS).