Molecular effects of polystyrene nanoplastics toxicity in zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio)

R Martin-Folgar, M Torres-Ruiz, M de Alba… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics pose a health hazard to living beings and the environment. Plastic degradation
produces nano-sized plastic particles (NPs) that end up in terrestrial and aquatic …

Polystyrene nanoparticle exposure accelerates ovarian cancer development in mice by altering the tumor microenvironment

G Chen, H Shan, S Xiong, Y Zhao… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics and nanoplastics are ubiquitous pollutants, widely spread in the living and
natural environment. Although their potential impact on human health has been …

In vitro study on the toxicity of nanoplastics with different charges to murine splenic lymphocytes

Y Li, M Xu, Z Zhang, G Halimu, Y Li, Y Li, W Gu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics can be ingested by organisms and penetrate biological barriers to affect
multiple physiological functions. However, few studies have focused on the effects of …

Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics during gestation and lactation induces hepatic and testicular toxicity in male mouse offspring

T Huang, W Zhang, T Lin, S Liu, Z Sun, F Liu… - Food and Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics have raised considerable concerns since their ubiquity in the environment and
potential hazard to health. It has been proven that polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) can …

Eco-toxicity of nano-plastics and its implication on human metabolism: Current and future perspective

S Haldar, Y Muralidaran, D Míguez, SI Mulla… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current scenario, plastic pollution has become one of the serious environmental
hazard problems due to its improper handling and insufficiency in degradation. Nanoplastics …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics impairs lipid metabolism in human and murine macrophages in vitro

I Florance, N Chandrasekaran, PM Gopinath… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of polystyrene micro and nanoplastics in cosmetics and personal care products
continues to grow every day. The harmful effects of their biological accumulation in …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-endpoint toxicological assessment of polystyrene nano-and microparticles in different biological models in vitro

M Hesler, L Aengenheister, B Ellinger, R Drexel… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NP) and microplastics (MP) accumulate in our environment as a consequence
of the massive consumption of plastics. Huge knowledge-gaps exist regarding uptake and …

The effects of non-functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles of different diameters on the induction of apoptosis and mTOR level in human peripheral blood …

K Malinowska, P Sicińska, J Michałowicz, B Bukowska - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Particles of various types of plastics, including polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs), have
been determined in human blood, placenta, and lungs. These findings suggest a potential …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to nanoplastics induces mitochondrial impairment and cytomembrane destruction in Leydig cells

Z Sun, Y Wen, F Zhang, Z Fu, Y Yuan, H Kuang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic particle pollution poses an emerging threat to ecological and human health.
Laboratory animal studies have illustrated that nano-sized plastics can accumulate in the …

Evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies on the potential health repercussions of micro-and nanoplastics

A González-Acedo, E García-Recio, R Illescas-Montes… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic is a synthetic or semisynthetic polymer with numerous physicochemical properties,
and its fragmentation can give rise to microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs). These …