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PROVIDER: PRJNA1137074 | ENA |
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Project description:Nanoplastics pollution is a rising environmental concern whose impacts on biodiversity and human health are far from being understood. This is particularly salient in aquatic ecosystems, where the majority of species depend on external fertilization for reproduction. Here we evaluated the effects of a short-term exposure to engineered polystyrene nanoplastics (NPs) in the zebrafish germ line to further explore their impact on reproduction. To this end, zebrafish (Danio rerio) were exposed to 5 mg/L of 45 nm polystyrene (PS)-NPs via water for 96h. We show that, in males, nanoplastics induced testicular histological alterations with abnormal sperm clustering and chromatin compaction, resulting in viable spermatozoa but with reduced motility. Moreover, in females we observed an alteration in oocyte stages frequencies during oogenesis, possibly reflecting alterations in oocyte growth. RNA-sequencing analysis in male testis links nanoplastic induced alterations in the expression of genes involved in chromatin structure, meiosis and DNA double-strand break formation and repair progression, and gametes recognition. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that the observed effects in males were directly due to nanoplastics penetrating the testicular barrier and being internalized within germline cells. Overall, our results demonstrate that acute exposure to NPs can compromise reproductive fitness, underscoring the environmental and health impacts of NPs pollution.
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Project description:Nanoplastics are produced by breakdown of plastics in environmental contamination or commercial use for cosmetics or daily expenses. Emerging evidence indicate that ingested nanoplastics with a size smaller than 100 nm have the potential to reach the brain and induces neurotoxicity. However, the potential toxicity of nanoplastics on brain are limited because of difficulties in synthesize of nanoplastics. In present study, we synthesized the fluorescent polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) and examined the toxicity of PSNPs in brain in vivo and in vitro analyses by comparison to IR-813 fluorophore. Synthesized PSNPs were characterized by fluorescence imaging system, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. PSNPs were detected in adult mice brain by oral ingestion. In addition, a series of behavioral analyses showed that oral ingestion of PSNPs induced memory impairments. Among brain cells, PSNPs were predominantly internalized in microglia, and uptake of PSNPs induced microglial activation. In addition, the conditioned medium derived from microglia exposed to PSNPs repressed hippocampal neuronal activity. Furthermore, transcriptome analysis showed that PSNPs changed gene expressions in microglia, elevation of neuroinflammation in contrast to suppression of neurotrophic factors. These results indicated that predominant uptake of PSNPs in microglia induced elevation of neuroninflammatory responses whereas suppression of neurotrophic factors that may contribute to the cognitive impairment. Our findings indicate the toxic mechanism and potential detrimental effect of nanoplastic in brain and suggest a potential risk of cognitive impairment by exposure to nanoplastics.
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Project description:Nanoplastics were generated from common consumer plastics (PET, HDPE, PS, PVC) and exposed to simulated marine weathering for up to 10 weeks. Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and ζ-potentials measurements revealed continuous changes in the composition of the nanoplastics consistent with oxidation. Although the chemical composition and oxidation of the nanoplastics influenced their ability to sorb Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), for all investigated conditions, sorption of PAH to nanoplastics achieved effective PAH concentrations that were orders of magnitude higher than the solubility limit in water. In an intestinal membrane model, PAH-loaded nanoplastics enhanced the overall PAH transport into and across the membrane, with HDPE achieving the highest intracellular PAH concentration. RNA sequencing of cell membranes exposed to nanoplastics revealed significant transcriptional changes, including upregulation of oxidative stress and detoxification pathways (NQO1, CYP1A1, CYP1B), especially in response to PAH-loaded nanoplastics, while genes associated with basic cell functions, such as cellular migration (NCKAP5, MACROD2) and division (KIF20A) were downregulated. These findings suggest that nanoplastics can increase bioaccessibility and bioavailability of hydrophobic carcinogens and enhance cellular stress, raising concerns about the potential environmental and health impacts associated with nanoplastics as carriers of hydrophobic environmental toxins.
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