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ArticleToxics2025

Synergistic Effect of Nanoplastics and GenX on Human Serum Albumin: The Role of Protein Corona Formation and Co-Adsorption.

Yuntao Qi, Qianyue Yin, Penghang Ni, Wansong Zong, Qigui Niu, Rutao Liu

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Article in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Yuntao QiSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao 266237, China.
Qianyue YinSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao 266237, China.
Penghang NiSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao 266237, China.
Wansong ZongCollege of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, 88# East Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China.
Qigui NiuSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao 266237, China.
Rutao LiuSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao 266237, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7264-0531

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 22276113 and U1806216the Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project 708058the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC3701301the Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province tsqn202306065 and tsqn202312059
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Abstract

GenX, also known as hexafluoroepoxypropane dimer acid (HFPO-DA), an emerging perfluoroalkyl substance alternative, is extensively used in industrial processes and is resistant to degradation. This persistence heightens the potential for co-occurrence and combined toxicity with other environmental pollutants. Nanoplastics (NPs), ubiquitous environmental contaminants, can exacerbate the biological toxicity of GenX. However, the molecular mechanisms by which NPs influence GenX-induced structural damage to human serum albumin (HSA) remain unclear. This study, therefore, employed multi-spectroscopic techniques, characterization assays, and molecular simulations to investigate these mechanisms. A critical limitation is that the observed structural damage occurred at a GenX concentration of 0.05-0.1 mM. The results indicate that the presence of NPs exacerbated the loosening of the protein backbone and caused a more pronounced reduction in

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combined toxicityGenXmolecular mechanismNPs

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PMID41600561
PMCPMC12845872

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