Are Microplastics Toxic? A Review from Eco-Toxicity to Effects on the Gut Microbiota

Hazard Assessment of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Primary Human Nasal Epithelial Cells, Focusing on the Autophagic Effects

(2023) Balasubramanyam Annangi et al.   Biomolecules

Neurotoxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics with different particle sizes at environment-related concentrations on early zebrafish embryos

(2023) Ranran Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Detection and characterization of microplastics in the human testis and semen

(2023) Qiancheng Zhao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

ROS and DRP1 interactions accelerate the mitochondrial injury induced by polystyrene nanoplastics in human liver HepG2 cells

(2023) Yunjing Li et al.   CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS

Detection and Analysis of Microplastics in Human Sputum

(2022) Shumin Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood

(2022) Heather A. Leslie et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy

(2022) Lauren C. Jenner et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of polystyrene micro/nanoplastics on liver cells based on particle size, surface functionalization, concentration and exposure period

(2022) Amrita Banerjee et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Long-term exposure to microplastics induces intestinal function dysbiosis in rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus)

(2022) Miaomiao Hou et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

The Association Between Microplastics and Microbiota in Placentas and Meconium: The First Evidence in Humans

(2022) Shaojie Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bioaccumulation of differently-sized polystyrene nanoplastics by human lung and intestine cells

(2022) Yu-Xi Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside promotes stress tolerance and lifespan extension of Caenorhabditis elegans exposed to polystyrene via DAF-16 pathway

(2022) Wen Chen et al.   MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT

Distinct accumulation of nanoplastics in human intestinal organoids

(2022) Zongkun Hou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside impacts fecal discharge of polystyrene microplastics in mice: Potential role of microbiota-derived metabolites

(2022) Wen Chen et al.   TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

Size-dependent effects of nanoplastics on structure and function of superoxide dismutase

(2022) Yaoyue Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Influence of Polymer Size on Polystyrene Biodegradation in Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor): Responses of Depolymerization Pattern, Gut Microbiome, and Metabolome to Polymers with Low to Ultrahigh Molecular Weight

(2022) Bo-Yu Peng et al.   Environmental Science & Technology

Exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics induces an anxiolytic-like effect, changes in antipredator defensive response, and DNA damage in Swiss mice

(2022) Abraão Tiago Batista Guimarães et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Environmental microplastics exposure decreases antioxidant ability, perturbs gut microbial homeostasis and metabolism in chicken

(2022) Aoyun Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Detection of various microplastics in placentas, meconium, infant feces, breastmilk and infant formula: A pilot prospective study

(2022) Shaojie Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distinct responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 exposed to different levels of polystyrene nanoplastics

(2022) Yuxin Hu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Identification of microplastics in human placenta using laser direct infrared spectroscopy

(2022) Long Zhu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Evaluation of nanoplastics toxicity to the human placenta in systems

(2022) Christian Ebere Enyoh et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Canidin-3-glucoside Prevents Nano-plastics Induced Toxicity via Activating Autophagy and Promoting Discharge

(2021) Wen Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and human health

(2021) A. Dick Vethaak et al.   SCIENCE

Time to Safeguard the Future Generations from the Omnipresent Microplastics

(2021) Mengjie Wu et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Effects of microplastics (MPs) and tributyltin (TBT) alone and in combination on bile acids and gut microbiota crosstalk in mice

(2021) Ping Jiang et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Effects of polyethylene microplastics on the microbiome and metabolism in larval zebrafish

(2021) Yao Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Airborne microplastics in indoor and outdoor environments of a coastal city in Eastern China

(2021) Zhonglu Liao et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue

(2021) Luís Fernando Amato-Lourenço et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Influence of the co-exposure of microplastics and tetrabromobisphenol A on human gut: Simulation in vitro with human cell Caco-2 and gut microbiota

(2021) Wantang Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Fecal microbiota transplantation attenuates nano-plastics induced toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2021) Qiang Chu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Detection of Microplastic in Human Placenta and Meconium in a Clinical Setting

(2021) Thorsten Braun et al.   Pharmaceutics

Prolonged oral ingestion of microplastics induced inflammation in the liver tissues of C57BL/6J mice through polarization of macrophages and increased infiltration of natural killer cells

(2021) Liangtao Zhao et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Micro/nano-plastics cause neurobehavioral toxicity in discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus): Insight from brain-gut-microbiota axis

(2021) Jun-Nan Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Food-derived cyanidin-3-O-glucoside reverses microplastic toxicity via promoting discharge and modulating the gut microbiota in mice

(2021) Wen Chen et al.   Food & Function

Polyvinyl chloride microplastics induce growth inhibition and oxidative stress in Cyprinus carpio var. larvae

(2020) Xiaohua Xia et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of Nanoplastics on Antioxidant and Immune Enzyme Activities and Related Gene Expression in Juvenile Macrobrachium nipponense

(2020) Yiming Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics and cadmium on the earthworm Eisenia foetida

(2020) Yanfei Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Different effects of nano- and microplastics on oxidative status and gut microbiota in the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma

(2020) Hye-Min Kang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Individual and combined toxicogenetic effects of microplastics and heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Zn) perturb gut microbiota homeostasis and gonadal development in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

(2020) Wang Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Breeding seabirds as vectors of microplastics from sea to land: Evidence from colonies in Arctic Canada

(2020) Madelaine P.T. Bourdages et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

(2020) Antonio Ragusa et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Keap1-Nrf2 pathway up-regulation via hydrogen sulfide mitigates polystyrene microplastics induced-hepatotoxic effects

(2020) Siwen Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

All that glitters is litter? Ecological impacts of conventional versus biodegradable glitter in a freshwater habitat

(2020) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics induce intestinal inflammation, oxidative stress, and disorders of metabolome and microbiome in zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Intestinal Barrier Function–Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Interactions and Possible Role of Gut Microbiota

(2019) Yizhe Cui et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Uptake and effects of orally ingested polystyrene microplastic particles in vitro and in vivo

(2019) Valerie Stock et al.   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

An assessment of the toxicity of polypropylene microplastics in human derived cells

(2019) Jangsun Hwang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics accumulate on pores in seed capsule and delay germination and root growth of the terrestrial vascular plant Lepidium sativum

(2019) Thijs Bosker et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Exposure to microplastics decreases swimming competence in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2019) Liyuan Qiang et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Simulating human exposure to indoor airborne microplastics using a Breathing Thermal Manikin

(2019) Alvise Vianello et al.   Scientific Reports

Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool

(2019) Philipp Schwabl et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Maternal Polystyrene Microplastic Exposure during Gestation and Lactation Altered Metabolic Homeostasis in the Dams and Their F1 and F2 Offspring

(2019) Ting Luo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The uptake and elimination of polystyrene microplastics by the brine shrimp, Artemia parthenogenetica, and its impact on its feeding behavior and intestinal histology

(2019) Ying Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Polystyrene microplastics cause tissue damages, sex-specific reproductive disruption and transgenerational effects in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

(2019) Jun Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of microplastics on the innate immunity and intestinal microflora of juvenile Eriocheir sinensis

(2019) Zhiquan Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics as contaminants in the soil environment: A mini-review

(2019) Jiao Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

(2019) Joana Correia Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polyethylene microplastics affect the distribution of gut microbiota and inflammation development in mice

(2019) Boqing Li et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics have lethal and sublethal effects on stream invertebrates and affect stream ecosystem functioning

(2019) Naiara López-Rojo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Toxicological effects of polystyrene microplastics on earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics have a more profound impact than elevated temperatures on the predatory performance, digestion and energy metabolism of an Amazonian cichlid

(2018) Bin Wen et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Uptake, tissue distribution, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in developing zebrafish ( Danio rerio )

(2018) Jordan A. Pitt et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Gut Microbiota Regulation of Tryptophan Metabolism in Health and Disease

(2018) Allison Agus et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Microplastics in mussels sampled from coastal waters and supermarkets in the United Kingdom

(2018) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Acute exposure to PBDEs at an environmentally realistic concentration causes abrupt changes in the gut microbiota and host health of zebrafish

(2018) Lianguo Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Anthropogenic contamination of tap water, beer, and sea salt

(2018) Mary Kosuth et al.   PLoS One

Maternal transfer of nanoplastics to offspring in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ): A case study with nanopolystyrene

(2018) Jordan A. Pitt et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polystyrene microplastics induce gut microbiota dysbiosis and hepatic lipid metabolism disorder in mice

(2018) Liang Lu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic and mesoplastic contamination in canned sardines and sprats

(2018) Ali Karami et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic particles cause intestinal damage and other adverse effects in zebrafish Danio rerio and nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2018) Lili Lei et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition

(2018) Dong Zhu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Analysis of microplastics in water by micro-Raman spectroscopy: Release of plastic particles from different packaging into mineral water

(2018) Darena Schymanski et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment

(2018) Nicolas Weithmann et al.   Science Advances

Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Exploration of microplastics from personal care and cosmetic products and its estimated emissions to marine environment: An evidence from Malaysia

(2018) Sarva Mangala Praveena et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

(2018) Sherri A. Mason et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

Distribution and potential health impacts of microplastics and microrubbers in air and street dusts from Asaluyeh County, Iran

(2018) Sajjad Abbasi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of consumer use practices on nanosilver release from commercially available food contact materials

(2018) Susana Addo Ntim et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Low numbers of microplastics detected in drinking water from ground water sources

(2018) S.M. Mintenig et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impacts of polystyrene microplastic on the gut barrier, microbiota and metabolism of mice

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Toxicity-based toxicokinetic/toxicodynamic assessment for bioaccumulation of polystyrene microplastics in mice

(2018) Ying-Fei Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Effects of polystyrene microplastics on the composition of the microbiome and metabolism in larval zebrafish

(2018) Zhiqin Wan et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Toxic effects of microplastic on marine microalgae Skeletonema costatum : Interactions between microplastic and algae

(2017) Cai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Cytotoxic effects of commonly used nanomaterials and microplastics on cerebral and epithelial human cells

(2017) Gabriella F. Schirinzi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Protective effect of mulberry fruit anthocyanin on human hepatocyte cells (LO2) and Caenorhabditis elegans under hyperglycemic conditions

(2017) Fujie Yan et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Microplastic ingestion reduces energy intake in the clam Atactodea striata

(2017) X-Y. Xu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment

(2017) Pieter Jan Kole et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Are There Nanoplastics in Your Personal Care Products?

(2017) Laura M. Hernandez et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure

(2017) Yongfeng Deng et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of plastic film residues on occurrence of phthalates and microbial activity in soils

(2016) Jun Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Virgin microplastics cause toxicity and modulate the impacts of phenanthrene on biomarker responses in African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus )

(2016) Ali Karami et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver

(2016) Yifeng Lu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Polycarbonate and polystyrene nanoplastic particles act as stressors to the innate immune system of fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

(2016) Anne-Catherine Greven et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics

(2016) Rossana Sussarellu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

(2015) Dongqi Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Applications of Nanomaterials in Food Packaging

(2015) Nattinee Bumbudsanpharoke et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Altered Behavior, Physiology, and Metabolism in Fish Exposed to Polystyrene Nanoparticles

(2014) Karin Mattsson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

(2014) Christopher M. Free et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Precision microbiome reconstitution restores bile acid mediated resistance to Clostridium difficile

(2014) Charlie G. Buffie et al.   NATURE

Nanoparticle exposure in animals can be visualized in the skin and analysed via skin biopsy

(2014) Edward A. Sykes et al.   Nature Communications

Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

(2014) Rachel W. Obbard et al.   Earths Future

Non-pollen particulates in honey and sugar

(2013) Gerd Liebezeit et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

(2012) Matthias C. Rillig   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingested plastic in a diving seabird, the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia), in the eastern Canadian Arctic

(2010) Jennifer F. Provencher et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease

(2010) Inna Sekirov et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Coordination of tolerogenic immune responses by the commensal microbiota

(2009) June L. Round et al.   JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY