ReviewEnvironmental geochemistry and health2023
Research advances of microplastics and potential health risks of microplastics on terrestrial higher mammals: a bibliometric analysis and literature review.
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- From pollution to palpitations: the heart's silent battle with microplastics.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Mechanism of microplastics in respiratory disease from 2020 to 2024: visualization and bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Analysis of the evolution of placental oxidative stress research from a bibliometric perspective.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
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- Applications of Stem Cells and Modern Toxicological Analytical Methods in the Toxicity of Microplastics.Toxics · 2026Review
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- Health Risks of Prenatal and Early-Life Microplastics Exposure: A Comprehensive Review.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- The Mechanism of Combined Exposure of Polystyrene Microplastics and Cadmium Inducing Hepatic Injury through the Modulation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR-Mediated Autophagy.Chemical research in toxicology · 2026Article
- Microplastic exposure is associated with enhanced PI3K-Akt signaling in DSS-induced colitis: integrated bioinformatics analyses andFrontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Micro- and nanoplastics in periodontitis: mechanistic pathways and clinical implications.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Review
- Metabolic effects of dietary exposure to polystyrene microplastic and nanoplastic in fruit flies.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Micro- and Nanoplastics as Disruptors of the Endocrine System-A Review of the Threats and Consequences Associated with Plastic Exposure.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Microscopic anthropogenic waste ingestion by small terrestrial European passerines: evidence from finch and tit families.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Developmental Toxicity of Micro(Nano)Plastics (MNPs) Exposure in Mammals: A Mini-Review.Toxics · 2025Review
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- The Potential Mechanisms Involved in the Disruption of Spermatogenesis in Mice by Nanoplastics and Microplastics.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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- Biological hazards of micro- and nanoplastic with adsorbents and additives.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Microplastics and gut microbiomes impact on Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in the Three Parallel Rivers region in China.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Adverse health effects of emerging contaminants on inflammatory bowel disease.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
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Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) have become increasingly serious global problems due to their wide distribution and complicated impacts on living organisms. To obtain a comprehensive overview of the latest research progress on MPs, we conducted a bibliometric analysis combined with a literature review. The results showed that the number of studies on MPs has grown exponentially since 2010. Recently, the hotspot on MPs has shifted to terrestrial ecosystems and biological health risks, including human health risks. In addition, the toxic effects, identification and quantification of MPs are relatively new research hotspots. We subsequently provide a review of MPs studies related to health risks to terrestrial higher mammals and, in particular, to humans, including detection methods and potential toxicities based on current studies. Currently, MPs have been found existing in human feces, blood, colon, placenta and lung, but it is still unclear whether this is associated with related systemic diseases. In vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated that MPs cause intestinal toxicity, metabolic disruption, reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity through oxidative stress, apoptosis and specific pathways, etc. Notably, in terms of combined effects with pollutants and neurotoxicity, the effects of MPs are still controversial. Future attention should be paid to the detection and quantification of MPs in human tissues, exploring the combined effects and related mechanisms of MPs with other pollutants and clarifying the association between MPs and the development of pre-existing diseases. Our work enhances further understanding of the potential health risks of MPs to terrestrial higher mammals.
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