Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 12, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom12121864
Keywords
microplastic; nanoplastic; thrombosis; thromboelastography; TEG; turbidity; fibrinogen; thrombin; polystyrene; coagulation
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- National Science Foundation as a part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates Program [1950672]
- National Institutes of Health [UL1TR002529]
- Div Of Engineering Education and Centers
- Directorate For Engineering [1950672] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Micro/nanoplastics can enter the body and have inhibitory effects on fibrin clot formation, depending on the particle surface charge and concentration.
Micro/nanoplastics, whether manufactured or resulting from environmental degradation, can enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, or dermal pathways. Previous research has found that nanoplastics with diameters of <= 100 nm can translocate into the circulatory system in a dose-dependent manner and potentially impact thrombosis and hemostasis. To investigate the direct effects of microplastics on fibrin clot formation, a simplified ex vivo human thrombin/fibrinogen clot model was utilized. The 100 nm polystyrene particles (non-functionalized [nPS] and aminated [aPS]) were preincubated (0-200 mu g/mL) with either thrombin or fibrinogen, and fibrin clot formation was characterized via turbidity and thromboelastography (TEG). When the particles were preincubated with fibrinogen, little effect was observed for aPS or nPS on turbidity or TEG up through 100 mu g/mL. TEG results demonstrated a significant impact on clot formation rate and strength, in the case of nPS preincubated with thrombin exhibiting a significant dose-dependent inhibitory effect. In conclusion, the presence of microplastics can have inhibitory effects on fibrin clot formation that are dependent upon both particle surface charge and concentration. Negatively charged nPS exhibited the most significant impacts to clot strength, turbidity, and rate of fibrin formation when first incubated with thrombin, with its impact being greatly diminished when preincubated with fibrinogen in this simplified fibrin clot model.
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