The emerging role of microplastics in systemic toxicity: Involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS)

A Das - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental threats the world is facing
currently. The degradation of macroplastics into smaller forms viz. microplastics (MPs) or …

Innovative mechanisms of micro-and nanoplastic-induced brain injury: Emphasis on the microbiota-gut-brain axis

L Shi, Y Feng, J Wang, R Xiao, L Wang, P Tian, X Jin… - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs), emerging environmental pollutants, infiltrate
marine, terrestrial, and freshwater systems via diverse pathways, culminating in their …

[HTML][HTML] Hazard assessment of different-sized polystyrene nanoplastics in hematopoietic human cell lines

A Tavakolpournegari, B Annangi, A Villacorta… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The environmental presence of micro/nanoplastics (MNPLs) is an environmental and human
health concern. Such MNPLs can result from the physicochemical/biological degradation of …

Involvement of microplastics in the conflict between host immunity defense and viral virulence: promoting the susceptibility of shrimp to WSSV infection

LP Shan, Y Hu, L Hu, HW Liu, L Liu… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
As the concentration of microplastics/microspheres (MPs) in coastal and estuarine regions
increases, the likelihood of disease outbreaks and epidemics also rises. Our study …

Chronic effects of irregular and fibril microplastics on Artemia franciscana in a benthic environment: Size and shape-dependent toxicity

L Kim, H Kim, Y Song, YJ An - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are contaminated by plastic products, particularly microplastics (MPs),
which settle on the seafloor and affect benthic organisms. This study explores the toxicity of …

Transcriptome, intestinal microbiome and histomorphology profiling of differences in the response of Chinese sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) to Aeromonas …

C Pan, Y Zhu, K Cao, J Li, S Wang, J Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Chinese sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) is an important aquaculture fish, but
diseases caused by Aeromonas hydrophila have led to severe economic losses to the …

Analysis of Biodistribution and in vivo Toxicity of Varying Sized Polystyrene Micro and Nanoplastics in Mice

B Du, T Li, H He, X Xu, C Zhang, X Lu… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Studies have shown that microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) could
accumulate in the human body and pose a potential threat to human health. The purpose of …

Microplastics predominantly affect gut microbiota by altering community structure rather than richness and diversity: A meta-analysis of aquatic animals

Z Shi, F Yao, Z Liu, J Zhang - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
The impacts of microplastics on the gut microbiota, a crucial component of the health of
aquatic animals, remain inadequately understood. This phylogenetically controlled meta …

Meta-analysis of the hazards of microplastics in freshwaters using species sensitivity distributions

X Cui, T Yang, Z Li, B Nowack - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The environmental hazards of microplastics have raised concerns about their potential
ecological risks. However, our understanding of the true risks may be limited because most …

The toxic effects of exposure to fibrous and fragmented microplastic in juvenile rockfish based on two omics approach

KM Choi, SH Mun, D Shin, CH Kim, TH Kim, JH Jung - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Although the hazards of environmental microplastics (MPs) are well known, it is unclear
which of their characteristics have the greatest effects on organism. We investigated the toxic …