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 …

[HTML][HTML] Phthalates' exposure leads to an increasing concern on cardiovascular health

M Mariana, M Castelo-Branco, AM Soares… - Journal of hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Being an essential component in the plastics industry, phthalates are ubiquitous in the
environment and in everyday life. They are considered environmental contaminants that …

Ultra-processed food intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with cardiovascular disease: the Moli-sani Study

M Bonaccio, S Costanzo, A Di Castelnuovo… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims To evaluate the association of ultra-processed food (UPF) intake and mortality among
individuals with history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and analyse some biological …

Adverse cardiovascular effects and potential molecular mechanisms of DEHP and its metabolites—a review

ZJ Wen, ZY Wang, YF Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a health hazard that is associated with
progressive deterioration upon exposure to environmental pollutants. Di (2-ethylhexyl) …

Heme-oxygenase-1 as a target for phthalate-induced cardiomyocytes ferroptosis

JX Wang, Y Zhao, MS Chen, H Zhang, JG Cui… - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Phthalates as a large group of environmental pollutants are used primarily as plasticizers
and solvents, which have become a growing problem worldwide. Epidemiological results …

Ecotoxicological perspectives of microplastic pollution in amphibians

MA Burgos-Aceves, C Faggio… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants widely distributed in the environment and biota.
Previously, most studies focused on identifying and characterizing microplastics in the …

Phthalates implications in the cardiovascular system

M Mariana, E Cairrao - Journal of cardiovascular development and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Today's sedentary lifestyle and eating habits have been implicated as some of the causes of
the increased incidence of several diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular diseases …

Bisphenols and phthalates: Plastic chemical exposures can contribute to adverse cardiovascular health outcomes

M Ramadan, B Cooper, NG Posnack - Birth defects research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Phthalates and bisphenols are high production volume chemicals that are used in the
manufacturing of consumer and medical products. Given the ubiquity of bisphenol and …

DEHP exposure elevated cardiovascular risk in obese mice by disturbing the arachidonic acid metabolism of gut microbiota

X Chai, L Wen, Y Song, X He, J Yue, J Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are one of the significant classes of emerging contaminants that are
increasingly detected in environmental and human samples. Nevertheless, the current …

Dibutyl phthalate causes heart damage by disrupting Ca2+ transfer from endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria and triggering subsequent pyroptosis

B Li, S Huo, J Du, X Zhang, J Zhang, Q Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) is a typical plasticizer and is widely used in industrial manufacturing.
DBP has been reported to be cardiotoxic, manifested by oxidative stress and inflammatory …