Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 99, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104086
Keywords
Nano and micro polystyrene particle; Uptake; Human monocyte; Macrophage -like cells; Environmental wear processes; Pro -oxidant effects
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Micro and nanoplastics, as pervasive pollutants, have adverse health effects on humans. The study investigated the effects of virgin and oxidised polystyrene nano (nPS) and micro particles (mPS) on professional phagocytes in humans. The results showed that the environmental aging processes enhance the adverse health effects of micro and nanoplastics by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and causing DNA damage.
Micro and nanoplastics are ubiquitous pollutants that can cause adverse health effects even in humans. Effects of virgin and oxidised (simulating the aging processes) polystyrene nano (nPS) and micro particles (mPS) with diameters of 0.1 and 1 mu m were studied on human professional phagocytes (i.e., monocyte cells THP-1 and macrophage-like mTHP-1 cells). After characterization by ATR-FTIR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, SEM and dynamic light-scattering analyses, the particles were FITC functionalised to quantify cellular uptake. Changes in the cell compartments were studied by acrydine orange and the pro-oxidant, cytotoxic and genotoxic effects were assessed. Phagocytosis was dose- and time- dependent and at 24 h 52% of nPS and 58% of mPS were engulfed. Despite the high homeostasis of professional phagocytes, significant ROS increases and DNA damage were observed after exposure to oxidised particles. The results highlight that the environmental aging processes enhances the adverse health effects of micro and nanoplastics.
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