Microplastic and Extracellular Vesicle Interactions: Recent Studies on Human Health and Environment Risks DOI Creative Commons
Eleonora Calzoni, Nicolò Montegiove, Alessio Cesaretti

и другие.

Biophysica, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 4(4), С. 724 - 746

Опубликована: Дек. 21, 2024

Microplastics (MPs) are widespread environmental pollutants that have drawn significant attention due to their possible health risks humans and animals, as well extensive presence in ecosystems. Recent growing evidence highlights a remarkable relationship between MPs extracellular vesicles (EVs), nanoscale particles involved intercellular communication. The purpose of this review was investigate how the relationships EVs can affect cellular functions interaction could impact conditions leading broader ecological risks. patterns bioactivity both strongly influenced by biophysical characteristics such hydrophobicity, surface charge, particle size, which received particular from scientific community. studies indicate EV distribution capacity function appropriately biological systems. Additionally, modify molecular cargo EVs, may result alterations cell signaling pathways. Understanding interactions provide important opportunities comprehend potential effects on human systems, especially when it comes cancer development, endocrine, metabolic, inflammatory disorders, disruptions. This emphasizes necessity multidisciplinary research clarify mechanisms regulating EVs.

Язык: Английский

Ingested Polystyrene Micro-Nanoplastics Increase the Absorption of Co-Ingested Arsenic and Boscalid in an In Vitro Triculture Small Intestinal Epithelium Model DOI Creative Commons
Davood Kharaghani, Glen M. DeLoid, Trung Huu Bui

и другие.

Microplastics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 4(1), С. 4 - 4

Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2025

Micro-nano plastics (MNPs) are emerging environmental and food contaminants that raising serious health concerns. Due to the polycontamination of web with pollutants (EPs), now MNPs, co-ingestion EPs MNPs is likely occur, potential synergistic effects such co-ingestions completely unstudied. In this study, we therefore sought determine two model EPs, arsenic boscalid, on uptake toxicity 25 1000 nm polystyrene (PS-25 PS-1000), vice versa, employing a triculture small intestinal epithelium combined simulated digestion. 24 h exposures, neither nor + caused significant toxicity. The presence PS-25 significantly increased (from 0.0 5.8%, p < 0.001) translocation 5.2 9.8%, 0.05) but had no effect boscalid or translocation, whereas PS-1000 either EP. both PS was also by rising from 10.6 19.5% (p 0.01) for 4.8 8.5% PS-1000. These findings highlight need further studies assess MNP-EP interactions possible adverse impacts.

Язык: Английский

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Micro-nanoplastics pollution and mammalian fertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI Creative Commons

Alessandro Marino Volsa,

Eleonora Iacono, Barbara Merlo

и другие.

Theriogenology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 238, С. 117369 - 117369

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Developing a feasible fast-track testing method for developmental neurotoxicity studies: alternative model for risk assessment of micro- and nanoplastics DOI Creative Commons
Xian Wu, TinChung Leung, Dereje D. Jima

и другие.

Frontiers in Toxicology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 7

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2025

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are widespread environmental pollutants that pose significant health risks. They originate from industrial processes, consumer products, degradation, inducing oxidative stress through cellular dysfunctions such as membrane interaction, internalization, mitochondrial damage, inflammation, metal ion leaching, impaired antioxidant defense. Despite increasing evidence of their toxicity—particularly developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) impairment—our understanding remains limited due to the high costs animal studies, which reduce overall size experimental data. This underscores urgent need for alternative test methods cost-effective, rapid, translational. review examines new approach methodologies (NAMs) DNT assessment, addressing ethical, financial, translational limitations models. NAMs integrate three complementary non-animal models enhance conventional testing. First, zebrafish provide organismal insights into behavioral neurodevelopmental outcomes at minimal cost. Second, neuronal organoids replicate human-specific processes in a 3D system, offering mechanistic insights. Lastly, human cell lines enable high-throughput screening, integrating findings organoid studies. Establishing paradigm testing is crucial faster more efficient toxicity risk assessments, ultimately protecting public health. Standardizing gaining regulatory acceptance will improve predictive accuracy broaden application toxicology. Advancing these essential risks MNP exposure while promoting ethical sustainable research practices.

Язык: Английский

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Microplastic and Extracellular Vesicle Interactions: Recent Studies on Human Health and Environment Risks DOI Creative Commons
Eleonora Calzoni, Nicolò Montegiove, Alessio Cesaretti

и другие.

Biophysica, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 4(4), С. 724 - 746

Опубликована: Дек. 21, 2024

Microplastics (MPs) are widespread environmental pollutants that have drawn significant attention due to their possible health risks humans and animals, as well extensive presence in ecosystems. Recent growing evidence highlights a remarkable relationship between MPs extracellular vesicles (EVs), nanoscale particles involved intercellular communication. The purpose of this review was investigate how the relationships EVs can affect cellular functions interaction could impact conditions leading broader ecological risks. patterns bioactivity both strongly influenced by biophysical characteristics such hydrophobicity, surface charge, particle size, which received particular from scientific community. studies indicate EV distribution capacity function appropriately biological systems. Additionally, modify molecular cargo EVs, may result alterations cell signaling pathways. Understanding interactions provide important opportunities comprehend potential effects on human systems, especially when it comes cancer development, endocrine, metabolic, inflammatory disorders, disruptions. This emphasizes necessity multidisciplinary research clarify mechanisms regulating EVs.

Язык: Английский

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0