Nanoplastics and Microplastics May Be Damaging Our Livers
Plastics in the environment can be degraded and even broken into pieces under the action of natural factors, and the degraded products with a particle size of less than 5 mm are called microplastics (MPs). MPs exist in a variety of environmental media that come into contact with the human body. It c...
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| author | Jianli Yin Ye Ju Honghao Qian Jia Wang Xiaohan Miao Ying Zhu Liting Zhou Lin Ye |
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| description | Plastics in the environment can be degraded and even broken into pieces under the action of natural factors, and the degraded products with a particle size of less than 5 mm are called microplastics (MPs). MPs exist in a variety of environmental media that come into contact with the human body. It can enter the body through environmental media and food chains. At present, there are many studies investigating the damage of MPs to marine organisms and mammals. The liver is the largest metabolizing organ and plays an important role in the metabolism of MPs in the body. However, there is no available systematic review on the toxic effects of MPs on the liver. This paper summarizes the adverse effects and mechanisms of MPs on the liver, by searching the literature and highlighting the studies that have been published to date, and provides a scenario for the liver toxicity caused by MPs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8888a409b20b4b04b8bffc421ff99a6a2023-11-24T02:57:32ZengMDPI AGToxics2305-63042022-10-01101058610.3390/toxics10100586Nanoplastics and Microplastics May Be Damaging Our LiversJianli Yin0Ye Ju1Honghao Qian2Jia Wang3Xiaohan Miao4Ying Zhu5Liting Zhou6Lin Ye7Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, ChinaPlastics in the environment can be degraded and even broken into pieces under the action of natural factors, and the degraded products with a particle size of less than 5 mm are called microplastics (MPs). MPs exist in a variety of environmental media that come into contact with the human body. It can enter the body through environmental media and food chains. At present, there are many studies investigating the damage of MPs to marine organisms and mammals. The liver is the largest metabolizing organ and plays an important role in the metabolism of MPs in the body. However, there is no available systematic review on the toxic effects of MPs on the liver. This paper summarizes the adverse effects and mechanisms of MPs on the liver, by searching the literature and highlighting the studies that have been published to date, and provides a scenario for the liver toxicity caused by MPs.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/10/586microplasticsnanoplasticspolystyrene microplasticsoxidative stressliver injury |
| spellingShingle | Jianli Yin Ye Ju Honghao Qian Jia Wang Xiaohan Miao Ying Zhu Liting Zhou Lin Ye Nanoplastics and Microplastics May Be Damaging Our Livers Toxics microplastics nanoplastics polystyrene microplastics oxidative stress liver injury |
| title | Nanoplastics and Microplastics May Be Damaging Our Livers |
| title_full | Nanoplastics and Microplastics May Be Damaging Our Livers |
| title_fullStr | Nanoplastics and Microplastics May Be Damaging Our Livers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanoplastics and Microplastics May Be Damaging Our Livers |
| title_short | Nanoplastics and Microplastics May Be Damaging Our Livers |
| title_sort | nanoplastics and microplastics may be damaging our livers |
| topic | microplastics nanoplastics polystyrene microplastics oxidative stress liver injury |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/10/586 |
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