Table 5.
Cytotoxicity | Genotoxicity | Mechanistic | |||||||||
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Agent | ΔΨm | LDH Release | WST1 | Clonogenic Proliferation | yH2AX | (p)-Histone H3 | Nuclear Area | EdU Uptake |
Cell Cycle Checkpoint | ROS | CYP1 |
PC | ↓ | ↑ | ↑↓* | ↓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ↑ |
PC-CNT | ↓ | ↑ | ↑↓* | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ | – | ↑ | ↑ |
PU | – | – | ↑ | N.D. | – | – | – | – | – | – | ↑ |
PU-CNT | – | – | ↑ | N.D. | – | – | – | – | – | – | ↑ |
B[a]P | ↓ | – | ↑ | ↓ | – | – | ↑ | ↓ | + | ↑ | ↑ |
↓ Significant reduction at any tested dose; ↑ Significant increase at any tested dose. – No change at any dose. N.D. Not Determined. *Low depositional dose caused increased metabolism but reduced at higher concentrations