ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
A Detailed Review Study on Potential Effects of Microplastics and Additives of Concern on Human Health.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06107933 (Developmental Impacts of MicroPLastics Exposure in Early Life), which is not on this map. Cited by 356 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Developmental Impacts of MicroPLastics Exposure in Early Life
Who cites it
356 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,779 citations in OpenAlex.
- Polyethylene Microplastics and Cardiometabolic Mitochondrial-Redox Dysfunction in Preclinical Rodent Models: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Bioenergetic and Oxidative Stress Outcomes Across Target Organs.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2026Pooled it
- Micro- and nanoplastics in the human genitourinary system: oncological impact - a systematic review.BJU international · 2026Pooled it
- Impacts of microplastics on gut health: Current status and future directions.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2026Pooled it
- Assessing the environmental impact of clear aligner therapy: a scoping review.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of microplastics on female reproductive health: insights from animal and human experimental studies: a systematic review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effects of nanoplastics on fish.Frontiers in toxicology · 2025Pooled it
- Invisible invaders: unveiling the carcinogenic threat of microplastics and nanoplastics in colorectal cancer-a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Can Mammalian Reproductive Health Withstand Massive Exposure to Polystyrene Micro- and Nanoplastic Derivatives? A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review of microplastics and nanoplastics in indoor and outdoor air: identifying a framework and data needs for quantifying human inhalation exposures.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
- Micro/nanoplastics induce thyroid follicular cell pyroptosis to trigger thyrotoxicity by activating NF-κB signaling.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Exposure to TBBPA and polystyrene nanoplastics induces cardiac fibrosis via the activation of the ESR/H19/Wnt pathway.Redox biology · 2026Article
- Regenerated lignocellulosic material from pea, bean, and artichoke waste as feedstock for bioplastic production.Journal of advanced research · 2026Article
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- Fluorescent Labeling Strategies for Tracking Micro- and Nanoplastics in Biological Systems.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Microplastics in the Female Genital Tract and Fetoplacental Continuum: A Lesion-Based Framework for Pathophysiological Interpretation.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026Review
- Corundum Aggregates With Microplastics Revealed by Raman Scattering and Fluorescence Study of Children's Urine in Hospital Environment.Journal of biophotonics · 2026Article
- Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Human Diet: Sources of Exposure, Bioavailability, Toxicokinetics, and Systemic Health Effects.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Screening for Suspected Microplastic-like Particles in Post-Mortem Human Liver: Correlating Histopathological Alterations with Clinical Profiles.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Environment: Analytical Approaches, Environmental Fate, Life Cycle, and Remediation Strategies-A Scoping Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
296 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The distribution and abundance of microplastics into the world are so extensive that many scientists use them as key indicators of the recent and contemporary period defining a new historical epoch: The Plasticene. However, the implications of microplastics are not yet thoroughly understood. There is considerable complexity involved to understand their impact due to different physical-chemical properties that make microplastics multifaceted stressors. If, on the one hand, microplastics carry toxic chemicals in the ecosystems, thus serving as vectors of transport, they are themselves, on the other hand, a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that are added voluntarily during their production as additives to increase polymer properties and prolong their life. To date, there is a considerable lack of knowledge on the major additives of concern that are used in the plastic industry, on their fate once microplastics dispose into the environment, and on their consequent effects on human health when associated with micro and nanoplastics. The present study emphasizes the most toxic and dangerous chemical substances that are contained in all plastic products to describe the effects and implications of these hazardous chemicals on human health, providing a detailed overview of studies that have investigated their abundance on microplastics. In the present work, we conducted a capillary review of the literature on micro and nanoplastic exposure pathways and their potential risk to human health to summarize current knowledge with the intention of better focus future research in this area and fill knowledge gaps.
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