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Table 3 The absorption of AuNPs by RAW264.7 cells

From: Orally administered gold nanoparticles protect against colitis by attenuating Toll-like receptor 4- and reactive oxygen/nitrogen species-mediated inflammatory responses but could induce gut dysbiosis in mice

AuNPs

Dose (ng/107 cells)

Absorptivitya

Au contents (ng per mg protein)1

Au-5 nm/PVP

231.3

14.6 ± 3.2%b

11.7 ± 1.7ab

Au-5 nm/Citrate

231.3

11.6 ± 2.6%c

9.3 ± 2.1bc

Au-5 nm/TA

231.3

9.5 ± 2.5%c

7.6 ± 1.8c

Au-10 nm/TA

202.3

12.9 ± 3.6%bc

9.1 ± 2.3bc

Au-15 nm/TA

187.0

20.1 ± 3.2%a

13.3 ± 2.6a

Au-30 nm/TA

163.7

19.8 ± 4.3%a

11.4 ± 2.3ab

Au-60 nm/TA

143.5

17.8 ± 3.6%ab

9.0 ± 1.5bc

  1. 1Values are means ± standard deviations. Means in a column without a common superscript letter (a, b and c) are statistically different (ANOVA followed by LSD test, P < 0.05)