Chronic exposure to UV-aged microplastics induces neurotoxicity by affecting dopamine, glutamate, and serotonin neurotransmission in Caenorhabditis elegans

H Chen, X Hua, Y Yang, C Wang, L Jin, C Dong… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Chronic exposure to aged PS-MPs caused more severe neurotoxicity than virgin
PS-MPs.•Damage to neurons systems following exposure to aged PS-MPs was …

[HTML][HTML] Polystyrene nanoplastics aggravated dibutyl phthalate-induced blood-testis barrier dysfunction via suppressing autophagy in male mice

T Ma, X Liu, T Xiong, H Li, Y Zhou, J Liang - … and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) frequently cause adverse health effects by transporting organic
pollutants such as dibutyl phthalate (DBP) into organisms by utilizing their large specific …

Nanoplastics cause transgenerational toxicity through inhibiting germline microRNA mir-38 in C. elegans

X Hua, Y Zhao, Y Yuan, L Zhang, Q Bian… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoplastic exposure potentially caused the induction of transgenerational toxicity.
Nevertheless, the molecular basis for nanoplastic exposure-induced transgenerational …

[HTML][HTML] Differently surface-labeled polystyrene nanoplastics at an environmentally relevant concentration induced Crohn's ileitis-like features via triggering intestinal …

D Xu, Y Ma, C Peng, Y Gan, Y Wang, Z Chen… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs), regarded as the emerging contaminants, can enter and be mostly
accumulated in the digest tract, which pose the potential threat to intestinal health. In this …

Polystyrene microplastics affect learning and memory in mice by inducing oxidative stress and decreasing the level of acetylcholine

S Wang, Q Han, Z Wei, Y Wang, J Xie… - Food and Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution has become a growing environmental concern, but its potential
neurotoxic effects remain unknown. In this study, we determined the effects of exposure to …

Micro (nano) plastic toxicity and health effects: Special issue guest editorial

TR Walker, L Wang, A Horton, EG Xu - Environment International, 2022 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), collectively termed “Micro (nano) plastics
[MNPs]” in the special issue, compose the vast majority of plastic contaminants. MPs have …

Polystyrene micro-and nanoplastics induce gastric toxicity through ROS mediated oxidative stress and P62/Keap1/Nrf2 pathway

R Sun, M Liu, F Xiong, K Xu, J Huang, J Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) exist widely in the environment and can enter the human body indirectly
through the food chain or directly through inhalation or ingestion. The primary organ that …

Micro/nano-plastics cause neurobehavioral toxicity in discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus): Insight from brain-gut-microbiota axis

JN Huang, B Wen, L Xu, HC Ma, XX Li, JZ Gao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have investigated neurobehavioral toxicity of microplastics, but no studies
have illustrated mechanism via brain-gut axis. Here, juvenile discus fish (Symphysodon …

Acrylamide aggravates cognitive deficits at night period via the gut–brain axis by reprogramming the brain circadian clock

X Tan, J Ye, W Liu, B Zhao, X Shi, C Zhang, Z Liu… - Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Imbalance of the circadian rhythm leads to pathologies including obesity,
neurodegenerative diseases, and even cancer. Acrylamide (ACR) is a chronic neurotoxin …

Investigation of nanoplastic cytotoxicity using SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells and polystyrene nanoparticles

M Ban, R Shimoda, J Chen - Toxicology In Vitro, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics have spread widely throughout not only the oceans but also the atmosphere,
and recently created great concern about human health relevant to ingestion and …