Table 2: Effects of AuNP dose on sh-sy5y cell phenotype.

NP (mg/L) 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+++

An: AuNPnegative; An: Annexin; Ap: AuNPpositive; En: ethanolnegative; Ep: ethanolpositive; PI: Propidium iodide; Superscripts: -within control range, + > 10% to 15% increase, ++ > 15% to 30% increase and +++ > 30% increase.