Re-evaluation of the risks to public health related to the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in foodstuffs - Genotoxicity

Genotoxicity Annex A - references and abbreviations

Last updated: 26 July 2022

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Abbreviations

7-HF

7-hydroxyflavone

8-OHdG

8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine

ABT   

1-Aminobenzotriazole

ALP

Alkaline phosphatase

ALT

Alanine aminotransferase

AOPP

Advanced oxidation protein products

ATM

Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated

AU

Arbitrary units

BPA

Bisphenol A

BrdU

5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine

Bw

Body weight

CA

Chromosomal aberrations

CAT

Catalase

ChE

Cholinesterase

CHO cells

Chinese hamster ovary cells

CI

Cellular index

CYPR450

Cytochrome P450 reductase

DCF

Dichlorofluorescein

DMSO

Dimethylsulphoxide

EM

Electron microscopy

ER

Oestrogen receptor

FACS

Fluorescence activated cell sorting

FISH

Fluorescence in situ hybridisation

Fpg

Formamide pyrimidine glycosylase

GGT

Gamma glutamyl transferase

GPx

Glutathione peroxidase

GR

Glutathione reductase

GSH

Reduced glutathione

Hb

Haemoglobin

HDL

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol

HPLC

High performance liquid chromatography

HUVEC

Human umbilical vascular endothelial cells

i.p.

Intraperitoneal

KET

Ketoconazole

LDH

Lactate dehydrogenase

LDL

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol

MDA

Malondialdehyde

MMC

Mitomycin

MMS

Methyl methane sulfonate

MPO

Myeloperoxidase

NAC

N-Acetyl-L-cysteine

NO

Nitric oxide

OTM

Olive tail moment

PBMC

Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

PCE

Polychromatic erythrocytes

PCP

Pentachlorophenol

PHA

Phytohemagglutinin

POD

Peroxidase

RBC

Red blood cells

ROS

Reactive oxygen species

RT-PCR

Real time polymerase chain reaction

SCE

Sister chromatid exchange

SD

Sprague Dawley

SOD

Superoxide dismutase

TBARS

Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances

TC

Total cholesterol

TG

Test guideline

TP

Total protein

TUNEL

Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labelling

WBC

White blood cells

WGS

Whole genome sequencing