Microplastics in Animal-Derived Products and Their Potential Risks to Human Health DOI
Hao Zeng, Yujie Cui,

Runlin Shao

et al.

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 118187 - 118187

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Micro- and nanoplastics: A new cardiovascular risk factor? DOI Creative Commons
Xiaoqi Zhu,

Chuanxuan Wang,

Xiaoyu Duan

et al.

Environment International, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 171, P. 107662 - 107662

Published: Nov. 26, 2022

Exposure to micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) is inevitable due their omnipresence in the environment. A growing body of studies has advanced our understanding potential toxicity MNPs but knowledge gaps still exist regarding adverse effects on cardiovascular system underlying mechanisms, particularly humans. Here, we reviewed up-to-date data published past 10 years MNP-driven mechanisms. Forty-six articles concerning ADME (absorption, distribution, aggregation behaviors) circulatory animals human cells were analyzed summarized. The results showed that affected cardiac functions caused (micro)vascular sites. Direct included abnormal heart rate, function impairment, pericardial edema, myocardial fibrosis. On sites, induced hemolysis, thrombosis, blood coagulation, vascular endothelial damage. main mechanisms oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, pyroptosis, interaction between multiple cellular components. Cardiovascular was determined by properties (type, size, surface, structure) MNPs, exposure dose duration, protein presence, life stage, sex, species tested organisms, as well with other environmental contamination. limited quantitative information MNPs' lack guidelines for MNP cardiotoxicity testing makes risk assessment health impossible. Furthermore, future directions research are recommended enable more realistic assessment.

Language: Английский

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146

The potential toxicity of microplastics on human health DOI

Bosen Zhao,

Palizhati Rehati, Zhu Yang

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 912, P. 168946 - 168946

Published: Dec. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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115

Recent progress of microplastic toxicity on human exposure base on in vitro and in vivo studies DOI

Zhengguo Liu,

Xue‐yi You

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 903, P. 166766 - 166766

Published: Sept. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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69

Long‐Chain Acyl Carnitines Aggravate Polystyrene Nanoplastics‐Induced Atherosclerosis by Upregulating MARCO DOI Creative Commons
Bo Wang,

Boxuan Liang,

Yuji Huang

et al.

Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(19)

Published: May 5, 2023

Abstract Exposure to micro‐ and nanoplastics (MNPs) is common because of their omnipresence in environment. Recent studies have revealed that MNPs may cause atherosclerosis, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. To address this bottleneck, ApoE −/− mice are exposed 2.5–250 mg kg −1 polystyrene (PS‐NPs, 50 nm) by oral gavage with a high‐fat diet for 19 weeks. It found PS‐NPs blood aorta mouse exacerbate artery stiffness promote atherosclerotic plaque formation. activate phagocytosis M1‐macrophage aorta, manifesting as upregulation macrophage receptor collagenous structure (MARCO). Moreover, disrupt lipid metabolism increase long‐chain acyl carnitines (LCACs). LCAC accumulation attributed PS‐NP‐inhibited hepatic carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2. PS‐NPs, well LCACs alone, aggravate via upregulating MARCO oxidized low‐density lipoprotein‐activated foam cells. Finally, synergistic effects on increasing total cholesterol cells found. Overall, study indicates PS‐NP‐induced atherosclerosis MARCO. This offers new insight into mechanisms MNP‐induced cardiovascular toxicity, highlights combined endogenous metabolites system, which warrant further study.

Language: Английский

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44

The effect and a mechanistic evaluation of polystyrene nanoplastics on a mouse model of type 2 diabetes DOI
Yunyi Wang,

Zhaolan Wei,

Ke Xu

et al.

Food and Chemical Toxicology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 173, P. 113642 - 113642

Published: Feb. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

43

Neurotoxicities induced by micro/nanoplastics: A review focusing on the risks of neurological diseases DOI
Shuang Liu,

Yinling He,

Yin Jia

et al.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 469, P. 134054 - 134054

Published: March 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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32

In Vivo Tissue Distribution of Polystyrene or Mixed Polymer Microspheres and Metabolomic Analysis after Oral Exposure in Mice DOI Creative Commons

Marcus Garcia,

Aaron S. Romero,

Seth D. Merkley

et al.

Environmental Health Perspectives, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 132(4)

Published: April 1, 2024

Global plastic use has consistently increased over the past century with several different types of plastics now being produced. Much these end up in oceans or landfills leading to a substantial accumulation environment. Plastic debris slowly degrades into microplastics (MPs) that can ultimately be inhaled ingested by both animals and humans. A growing body evidence indicates MPs cross gut barrier enter lymphatic systemic circulation tissues such as lungs, liver, kidney, brain. The impacts mixed exposure on tissue function through metabolism remains largely unexplored.

Language: Английский

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27

Neurotoxic effects of polystyrene nanoplastics on memory and microglial activation: Insights from in vivo and in vitro studies DOI Creative Commons
Yunn Me Me Paing,

Yunkyung Eom,

Gyeong Bae Song

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 924, P. 171681 - 171681

Published: March 13, 2024

Nanoplastics, arising from the fragmentation of plastics into environmental pollutants and specialized commercial applications, such as cosmetics, have elicited concerns due to their potential toxicity. Evidence suggests that oral ingestion nanoplastics smaller than 100 nm may penetrate brain induce neurotoxicity. However, comprehensive research in this area has been hampered by technical challenges associated with detection synthesis nanoplastics. This study aimed bridge gap successfully synthesizing fluorescent polystyrene (PSNPs, 30–50 nm) through incorporation IR-813 validating them using various analytical techniques. We administered PSNPs orally (10 20 mg/kg/day) mice observed they reached tissues induced cognitive dysfunction, measured spatial fear memory tests, while locomotor social behaviors remained unaffected. In vitro studies (200 μg/mL) demonstrated a predominant uptake microglia over astrocytes or neurons, leading microglial activation, evidenced immunostaining cellular markers morphological analysis. Transcriptomic analysis indicated altered gene expression microglia, highlighting neuroinflammatory responses contribute deficits. To further explore neurotoxic effects mediated we endogenous neuronal activity multi-electrode array cultured hippocampal neurons. The application conditioned media exposed suppressed activity, which was reversed inhibitors activation. Our findings offer detailed insights mechanisms damage brain, particularly emphasizing risk factors impairment neurodegenerative diseases.

Language: Английский

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Exposure to different surface-modified polystyrene nanoparticles caused anxiety, depression, and social deficit in mice via damaging mitochondria in neurons DOI
Yuhan Ma, Dihui Xu,

Zicheng Wan

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 919, P. 170739 - 170739

Published: Feb. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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20

Oxidized/unmodified-polyethylene microplastics neurotoxicity in mice: Perspective from microbiota-gut-brain axis DOI Creative Commons
Ji Wang, Ying Yang,

Yongpeng Shi

et al.

Environment International, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 185, P. 108523 - 108523

Published: March 1, 2024

Microplastics (MPs) are inevitably oxidized in the environment, and their potential toxicity to organisms has attracted wide attention. However, neurotoxicity mechanism of polyethylene (Ox-PE) MPs remain unclear. Herein, we prepared low-density (Ox-LDPE) established a model exposure by continuously orally gavage C57BL/6 J mice with LDPE-MPs/Ox-LDPE-MPs for 28 days or without oral administration Lactobacillus plantarum DP189 galactooligosaccharides (DP189&GOS). The experimental results indicated that LDPE-MPs Ox-LDPE-MPs caused several adverse effects mice, mainly manifested behavioral changes, disruption intestinal blood–brain barrier (BBB), simultaneous oxidative stress, inflammatory reactions, pathological damage brain intestines. Brain transcriptomic analysis revealed cholinergic synaptic signaling pathways, which affect cognitive function, were significantly disrupted after Ox-LDPE-MPs. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction Western Blotting further demonstrated critical genes (Slc5a7, Chat Slc18a3) proteins (Chat pathway down-regulated These alterations lead reduced acetylcholine concentration, causes dysfunction mice. Importantly, DP189&GOS interventions effectively mitigated MPs-induced microbiota alteration, improved BBB integrity, attenuated stress response, also saw rebound release acetylcholine. exert neurotoxic on inducing responses, dysregulation pathways mouse brain. That probiotic supplementation is effective attenuating Overall, this study reveals mechanisms improvement measures, necessary assess risks plastic contaminants human health.

Language: Английский

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