Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

AI Osman, M Hosny, AS Eltaweil, S Omar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent
discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation …

Melatonin and its metabolites vs oxidative stress: From individual actions to collective protection

A Galano, RJ Reiter - Journal of Pineal Research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress (OS) represents a threat to the chemical integrity of biomolecules including
lipids, proteins, and DNA. The associated molecular damage frequently results in serious …

Accumulation of polystyrene microplastics induces liver fibrosis by activating cGAS/STING pathway

R Shen, K Yang, X Cheng, C Guo, X Xing, H Sun… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The environmental pollution from microplastics has caused concern from the whole society
due to its harm to organisms. However, the effect of microplastics on liver damage and …

Oxidative stress in biological systems and its relation with pathophysiological functions: the effect of physical activity on cellular redox homeostasis

J Kruk, HY Aboul-Enein, A Kładna… - Free radical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The body of evidence from the past three decades demonstrates that oxidative stress can be
involved in several diseases. This study aims to summarise the current state of knowledge …

On the history of oxidative stress: Concept and some aspects of current development

H Sies - Current Opinion in Toxicology, 2018 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress as a concept in redox biology and medicine has witnessed fulminant
development of the past 30-odd years. It is a global concept, defined as “an imbalance …

Polystyrene microplastics cause cardiac fibrosis by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and promoting cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rats

Z Li, S Zhu, Q Liu, J Wei, Y Jin, X Wang, L Zhang - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are new persistent organic pollutants derived from the degradation of
plastics. They can accumulate along the food chain and enter the human body through oral …

Improving indoor air quality, health and performance within environments where people live, travel, learn and work

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Atmospheric Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In today's' indoor generation', most human activities take place within an enclosed space,
characterised by a chemically diverse and complex air quality. Although source control is the …

Computational strategies for predicting free radical scavengers' protection against oxidative stress: where are we and what might follow?

A Galano, J Raúl Alvarez‐Idaboy - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress, which is frequently induced by an overproduction of free radicals (FR),
poses a high risk to human health. Thus, finding efficient strategies for scavenging FR is a …

Particulate matter air pollutants and cardiovascular disease: Strategies for intervention

A Aryal, AC Harmon, TR Dugas - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution is consistently linked with elevations in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-
related mortality. Particulate matter (PM) is a critical factor in air pollution-associated CVD …

Ambient air pollution and thrombosis

S Robertson, MR Miller - Particle and fibre toxicology, 2018 - Springer
Air pollution is a growing public health concern of global significance. Acute and chronic
exposure is known to impair cardiovascular function, exacerbate disease and increase …