ReviewHeliyon2025
The infiltration of microplastics in human systems: Gastrointestinal accumulation and pathogenic impacts.
Review in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Gut microbiome remodeling induced by microplastic exposure in humans.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Interaction of polystyrene nanoplastics andVirulence · 2026Article
- Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization of Microplastics Released from Infant PET Outerwear Using ICP-AES and FTIR.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Microplastics in food production systems: Sources, exposure pathways, and gastrointestinal health effects.Current research in food science · 2026Review
- Health risk analysis of micro-and nanoplastic exposure via the microbiota-gut-brain axis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Microplastics and nanoplastics as potential ecological oncogenic co-drivers: rewiring host-microbe interactions in cancer.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Nanoplastic-induced microbiome shifts reduceISME communications · 2026Article
- From farm to fork: Microplastic contamination in the meat and dairy supply chain.Current research in food science · 2026Review
- Insights into PET-Microplastics effect on pathogenic bacteria.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Article
- Non-Celiac Villous Atrophy-A Problem Still Underestimated.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
Microplastic particles have become ubiquitous in various ecosystems due to a drastic increase in plastic use and its consequent litter. The biological effects of these plastic particles on aquatic fauna are well-documented. However, the study of their accumulation and subsequent impact on terrestrial flora and fauna is in its initial stages. Furthermore, the favorable surface provided by plastics lodges various harmful substances and pathogens known to cause varied effects on human physiology. Notably, the entry of plastics into the gastrointestinal tract can result in various ailments, including dysbiosis of gut microflora and microbial biodiversity. Moreover, similar physiological ailments have been observed in humans due to the action of pathogenic microorganisms. Therefore, in this review, we aim to explore the relationship and possible amplification of pathogenesis due to the ability of plastic particles to provide favorable surfaces for the absorption and biofilm formation of such microorganisms. Additionally, there exists a possibility of carcinogenesis due to the coexistence of pathogenic microbes and micro-and nanoplastics due to their synergistic effects leading to severe human ailments.
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