The emerging role of microplastics in systemic toxicity: Involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS)

A Das - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental threats the world is facing
currently. The degradation of macroplastics into smaller forms viz. microplastics (MPs) or …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems: current knowledge on impacts of micro and nano fragments on invertebrates

CMC Richard, E Dejoie, C Wiegand… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing accumulation of small plastic particles, in particular microplastics (> 1 µm to 5
mm) and nanoplastics (< 1 µm), in the environment is a hot topic in our rapidly changing …

Nanoplastic at environmentally relevant concentrations induces toxicity across multiple generations associated with inhibition in germline G protein-coupled receptor …

J Wu, Y Shao, X Hua, Y Wang, D Wang - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics at environmentally relevant concentrations (ERCs) could cause
transgenerational toxicity on organisms. Caenorhabditis elegans is an important model for …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond microbeads: Examining the role of cosmetics in microplastic pollution and spotlighting unanswered questions

A Kukkola, AJ Chetwynd, S Krause, I Lynch - Journal of hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics in cosmetics and personal care products (C&PCPs) has been
increasingly in the public eye since the early 2010s. Despite increasing research into the …

Nanoplastic at environmentally relevant concentrations activates a germline mir-240-rab-5 signaling cascade to affect the secreted ligands associated with …

X Hua, L Zhang, D Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Epigenetic regulation plays an important role in regulating the transgenerational toxicity of
pollutants. However, the underlying mechanism of microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating …

Floating microplastic pollution in the vicinity of a marine protected area and semi-enclosed bay of Peru

GE De-la-Torre, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
A baseline survey for floating microplastics (MPs) in the vicinity of a marine protected area
and semi-enclosed bay of northern Peru was carried out. An average concentration of 0.22 …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction, and Characterization of CNC from waste sugarcane leaf sheath as a reinforcement of multifunctional bio-nanocomposite material: A waste to …

MM Hassan, MM Rahman, BC Ghos, MI Hossain… - Carbon Trends, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays we are extremely dependent on various synthetic plastic materials to maintain
the massive demand, therefore, both the industries and mankind have been generating a …

Transgenerational response of germline histone acetyltransferases and deacetylases to nanoplastics at predicted environmental doses in Caenorhabditis elegans

X Hua, D Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics could cause toxic effects on organism and their offsprings; however, how this
transgenerational toxicity is formed remains largely unclear. We here examined potential …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and characterization of environmentally friendly biopolymeric nanocomposite films from cellulose nanocrystal of banana M. Oranta (Sagar kala) …

MM Rahman, M Maniruzzaman, MN Zaman - South African Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To maintain the huge demand of the overgrowing population of this globe nowadays, we are
extremely dependent on various synthetic plastic materials. Hence, every moment, both …

Activated hedgehog and insulin ligands by decreased transcriptional factor DAF-16 mediate transgenerational nanoplastic toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans

J Wu, Y Shao, X Hua, D Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
In Caenorhabditis elegans, transcriptional factor DAF-16 in insulin signaling pathway played
important role in regulating transgenerational nanoplastic toxicity. Activation of insulin …