The potential effects of microplastic pollution on human digestive tract cells

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 291; no. Pt 1; p. 132714
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuting, Wang, Shunlan, Olga, Volovych, Xue, Yijia, Lv, Shuguo, Diao, Xiaoping, Zhang, Yingai, Han, Qian, Zhou, Hailong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Apoptosis; biosphere; Cell viability; digestion; digestive tract; epithelial cells; exposure duration; fluorescence microscopes; Gastrointestinal Tract; human health; Humans; membrane potential; microparticles; Microplastic; Microplastics; mitochondrial membrane; nanospheres; Oxidative Stress; Plastics - toxicity; pollution; Polystyrene; polystyrenes; Polystyrenes - toxicity; toxicity; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Oxidative stress; Cell viability; Microplastic; Polystyrene; Apoptosis

The level of environmental microplastics in the biosphere is constantly increasing. These environmental microplastics can enter the human body with food, be absorbed through the gut, and have negative effects on the organism health after its digestion. Four sizes (0.1, 0.5, 1, 5 μm) polystyrene micr...