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. 2022 Jan 19;8:1. doi: 10.1038/s41540-021-00210-9

Fig. 5. Effects of AgNPs on folate secretion, and role of latter in affecting HCT116 viability.

Fig. 5

(Inline graphic indicates control culture; Inline graphic indicates culture treated with 25 ppm AgNP). a The extracellular folic acid concentrations increased on exposure to AgNPs. This increase could be an outcome of the oxidative stress induced in the organism, which in turn impact folate related metabolic pathways. b MTT analysis of HCT116 treated with bacterial supernatants from cultures exposed to silver nanoparticles and control. Reduction in viability was observed for cells treated with 9th h supernatants (p-value = 0.0031), the time point corresponding to maximum concentration. Values are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 3.