ReviewToxics2022
Scientific Evidence about the Risks of Micro and Nanoplastics (MNPLs) to Human Health and Their Exposure Routes through the Environment.
Review in Toxics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed.
- Environmental Exposure to Micro- and Nanoplastics: Linking Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Through Shared Biological Pathways-A Critical Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Health Risks of Prenatal and Early-Life Microplastics Exposure: A Comprehensive Review.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Do microplastics play a role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases? Shared pathophysiological pathways for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2026Review
- Microplastics and nano-plastics as emerging gut-brain axis disruptors: mechanistic insights, health implications, and future direction.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Transcriptomic and functional profiling of endothelial dysfunction induced by polystyrene nanoplastics.Frontiers in toxicology · 2026Article
- Physiological and Multi-Omics Insights intoInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Harmfulness Score: A Data-Driven Framework for Ranking Environmental Risks of Microplastics.Macromolecular rapid communications · 2025Article
- Tracing Microplastics in the Human Body: From Detection to Disease Mechanisms.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Polystyrene microplastics are internalized by human gingival fibroblasts, enhance cell motility and induce molecular changes revealed through proteomic analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Synergy under the Sun? Nanoplastics Enhance Estrogenicity of Common UV-Blocker.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Article
- Nanoplastics and Neurodegeneration in ALS.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Comparison of PET tracing and biodistribution betweenParticle and fibre toxicology · 2024Article
- Micro(nano)plastics: invisible compounds with a visible impact.F1000Research · 2024Review
- New Fluorophore and Its Applications in Visualizing Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Bean Sprouts and HeLa Cells.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Influence of Microplastics on Morphological Manifestations of Experimental Acute Colitis.Toxics · 2023Article
- Effect of Microplastics on the Activity of Digestive and Oxidative-Stress-Related Enzymes in Peled Whitefish (International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- The gut microbiota, a key to understanding the health implications of micro(nano)plastics and their biodegradation.Microbial biotechnology · 2023Review
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- Microplastics: the hidden danger.Jornal de pediatriaReview
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Abstract
Nowadays, a large amount and variety of plastic is being produced and consumed by human beings on an enormous scale. Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPLs) have become ubiquitous since they can be found in many ecosystem components. Plastic particles can be found in soil, water, and air. The routes of human exposure are numerous, mainly involving ingestion and inhalation. Once ingested, these particles interact with the gastrointestinal tract and digestive fluids. They can adsorb substances such as additives, heavy metals, proteins, or even microorganisms on their surface, which can cause toxicity. During inhalation, they can be inhaled according to their respective sizes. Studies have reported that exposure to MNPLs can cause damage to the respiratory tract, creating problems such as bronchitis, asthma, fibrosis, and pneumothorax. The reports of boards and committees indicate that there is little data published and available on the toxicity of MNPLs as well as the exposure levels in humans. Despite the well-established concept of MNPLs, their characteristics, and presence in the environment, little is known about their real effects on human health and the environment.
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