Project description:The experiment was designed to determine the global gene expression changes in B16F10 cells as a result of treatment with 25 micromolar of tara tannin
Project description:Cellular uptake and cytotoxicity data from neural cells treated with microplastics were compared and contrasted. Transcriptomic data obtained by RNA-seq from astrocytes treated with microplastics was assessed further.
Project description:Recent evidence highlights the multisystem effects of microplastics. We investigated the effect of the most common microplastic, polyethylene, on liver conditions. We included 4 experimental groups of mice; chow diet, chow diet and microplastics, high-fat/fructose/cholesterol diet, high-fat/fructose/cholesterol diet and microplastics. Following tissue collection after treatment, bulk RNA sequencing was carried out to profile transcriptomic activity of each group.
Project description:Microplastics represent a growing environmental concern for the oceans due to their potential capability to adsorb different classes of pollutants, thus representing a still unexplored source of exposure for aquatic organisms. In this study polystyrene (PS) microplastics were characterized for their capability to adsorb pyrene (PYR) as model compound for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and transfer this chemical to filter feeding mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis. Gene expression analyses of Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to polystyrene (PS) microplastics and to polystyrene contaminated with pyrene (PS-PYR) have been performed trough a DNA microarray platform.
Project description:Microplastics are a relatively newly discovered environmental hazard that can contribute to the disruption of many physiological processes in the organism. There is evidence that they affect the physiology of the pancreas, but research is still very limited. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the effects of PET microplastics on the global proteomic profile of the porcine pancreas using LC-MS/MS analysis. The pigs were treated with a low (0.1 g/day) or a high dose (1 g/day) of PET microplastics for 4 weeks. The analysis revealed that PET microplastics affected protein expression in a dose-dependent manner - the low dose affected the abundance of 7 proteins, while the high dose of 17.
Project description:This study was conducted to determine the composition of the protein corona formed in cell culture medium on product-derived true-to-life microplastics and to link the functions of the protein corona to biological effects of true-to-life microplastics.
