Polystyrene bead ingestion promotes adiposity and cardiometabolic disease in mice.

ABSTRACT: Vast amounts of plastic materials are produced in the modern world and despite recycling efforts, large amounts are disposed in water systems and landfills. Under these storage conditions, physical weathering and photochemical processes break down these materials into smaller particles of the micro- and nano-scale. In addition, ecosystems can be contaminated with plastic particles which are manufactured in these size ranges for commercial purposes. Independent of source, microplastics are abundant in the environment and have found their way into water supplies and the food cycle where human exposure is inevitable. Nevertheless, the health consequences of microplastic ingestion, inhalation, or absorption are largely unknown. In this study we sought to determine if ingestion of microplastics

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860873 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature