ArticleToxicology reports2025
Sub-acute polyethylene microplastic inhalation exposure induced pulmonary toxicity in wistar rats through inflammation and oxidative stress.
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- 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
- Effects of Aged Polymethylmethacrylate Microplastics on Physiological Biochemistry and Intestinal-Sediment Microbial Communities ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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Abstract
Plastic waste, particularly polyethylene (PE) plastic bags and bottles, poses a significant environmental problem and health risk when degraded into microplastics. Recent atmospheric microplastic pollution increases inhalation exposure, necessitating a study on toxicity in the lungs. However, the inhalation toxicology of PE microplastics is poorly understood. This study used Wistar rats that are divided into control and PE group. The PE groups were exposed to PE microplastic through inhalation for 28 days with the daily dose of 15 mg/m
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