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. 2020 Oct 19;10(10):2065. doi: 10.3390/nano10102065
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
ANOVA Analysis of variance
ANSES French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
AST Aspartate transaminase
BBB Brain Blood Barrier
BMSCs Bone Marrow Stem Cells
BP-3 Benzophenone-3
CARS Coherent Anti-stokes Raman Scattering and Coherent Anti-stokes Raman Scattering spectroscopy
CAT Catalase
CLP Classification, Labelling and Packaging
CMH2DCFDA General Oxidative Stress Indicator, i.e., 5-(and-6)-chlomethyl-2′7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate acetyl ester
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
EC European Council
EC50 Half maximal Effective Concentration
EU European Union
ECHA European Chemicals Agency
GP Glutathione Peroxidase
GR Glutathione Reductase
GST Glutathione-S-Transferase
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IL Interleukin
IP Intraperitoneal injection
LD50 Median Lethal Dose
LDH Lactate Dehydrogenase
MAK Maximum Concentration values in the Workplace
MCF7 Breast cancer cells (Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 cell line)
MC3T3-E1 Mouse osteoblastic cells
mRNA Messenger RNA
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLM National Library of Medicine
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NOAEL No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
NPs Nanoparticles
OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
P25 Evonik (Degussa) titanium dioxide (type P25)
PEL Permissible Exposure Limit
PBS Phosphate-Buffered Saline
PDL-hTERT Periodontal Ligament human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase
PPCPs Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
RAC Risk Assessment Committee
RANK-RANKL Receptor Activator of Nuclear factor Kappa-Β–Receptor Activator of Nuclear factor Kappa-Β Ligand
RNA Ribonucleic Acid
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SOD Superoxide Dismutase
TBARS Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
TBT Tributyltin
TDMA Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers Association
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor α
TPS Titanium Plasma-Sprayed
TWA Time-Weighted Average
UV-A Ultraviolet A
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
YAP Yes-Associated Protein
YNS Yellow Nail Syndrome