The plastic within: microplastics invading human organs and bodily fluids systems

CE Enyoh, A Devi, H Kadono, Q Wang, MH Rabin - Environments, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MPs), small plastic particles resulting from the degradation of larger plastic
items and from primary sources such as textiles, engineered plastic pellets, etc., have …

Microplastics and Oxidative Stress—Current Problems and Prospects

K Kadac-Czapska, J Ośko, E Knez, M Grembecka - Antioxidants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles between 0.1 and 5000 µm in size that have attracted
considerable attention from the scientific community and the general public, as they threaten …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoplastics activate a TLR4/p38-mediated pro-inflammatory response in human intestinal and mouse microglia cells

J Antunes, P Sobral, M Martins, V Branco - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The crescent presence of nanoplastics in the environment raises concerns regarding their
potential impact on health. This study exposed human colon adenocarcinoma cells (HT29) …

Sustainable production of flocculant-containing bacterial cellulose composite for removal of PET nano-plastics

H Lu, S Sun, J Sun, X Peng, N Li, MW Ullah… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nano-plastics (PNP) is a major source of water pollution
which in turn causes health issues in humans. There is no effective method to completely …

Behavioral impairments and disrupted mitochondrial energy metabolism induced by polypropylene microplastics in zebrafish larvae

J Hua, T Zhang, X Chen, B Zhu, M Zhao, K Fu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polypropylene microplastics (PP-MPs) are emerging pollutant commonly detected in various
environmental matrices and organisms, while their adverse effects and mechanisms are not …

Transcriptomic analysis reveals nanoplastics-induced apoptosis, autophagy and immune response in Litopenaeus vannamei

Y Li, Y Ye, X Zhu, X Liu, X Li, Y Zhao, X Che - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing attention is being paid to the toxic physiological effects of nanoplastics (NPs) on
aquatic organisms. However, few studies have systematically evaluated the regulatory …

Inhalation of Microplastics Induces Inflammatory Injuries in Multiple Murine Organs via the Toll-like Receptor Pathway

Q **a, Y Wei, L Hu, F Zeng, Y Chen, D Xu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Previous studies have detected microplastics (MPs) in human biological samples, such as
lungs, alveolar lavage fluid, and thrombus. However, whether MPs induce health effects …

Plastic compounds and liver diseases: Whether bisphenol A is the only culprit

S Sangwan, R Bhattacharyya, D Banerjee - Liver International, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics, while providing modern conveniences, have become an inescapable source of
global concern due to their role in environmental pollution. Particularly, the focus on …

Efficacy of DHA-enriched phosphatidylserine and its underlying mechanism in alleviating polystyrene nanoplastics-induced hepatotoxicity in mice

Y Zhang, Q Zhao, R Zhao, Y Lu, S Jiang… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Plastic pollution has become a global pollution problem that cannot be ignored. As
the main destination of human oral intake, the toxic effects of plastic on the digestive system …

Histopathological, physiological, and multi-omics insights into the hepatotoxicity mechanism of nanopolystyrene and/or diclofenac in Mylopharyngodon piceus

T Chen, H Jiang, Y He, Y Shen, J Fang, Z Huang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanopolystyrene (NP) and diclofenac (DCF) are common environmental contaminants in
the aquatic ecosystem; therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the hepatotoxicity of …