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Pulmonary hazards of nanoplastic particles: a study using polystyrene in in vitro models of the alveolar and bronchial epithelium
Journal of Nanobiotechnology2025
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Safaa Mawas,
Sara Michelini,
Safaa Mawas,
Safaa Mawas,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Sara Michelini,
Sara Michelini,
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Ema Kurešepi,
Neža Repar,
Neža Repar,
Safaa Mawas,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Ema Kurešepi,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Dorian Miremont,
Dorian Miremont,
Dorian Miremont,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Katharina Jüngert,
Safaa Mawas,
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Damjana Drobne
Neža Repar,
Neža Repar,
Safaa Mawas,
Sara Michelini,
Damjana Drobne
Dorian Miremont,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Neža Repar,
Neža Repar,
Katharina Jüngert,
Katarina Šimunović,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Ema Kurešepi,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Sara Michelini,
Sara Michelini,
Damjana Drobne
Stéphanie Devineau,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Katarina Šimunović,
Neža Repar,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Neža Repar,
Neža Repar,
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Sonja Boland,
Sonja Boland,
Neža Repar,
Katarina Šimunović,
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Ivana Fenoglio,
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Stéphanie Devineau,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Damjana Drobne
Katarina Šimunović,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Charlotte Izabelle,
Charlotte Izabelle,
Charlotte Izabelle,
Charlotte Izabelle,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Dorian Miremont,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Martin Schicht,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Martin Schicht,
Dorian Miremont,
Shan Zienolddiny-Narui,
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Sara Michelini,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Damjana Drobne
Stéphanie Devineau,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Shan Zienolddiny-Narui,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
V. S. Ganin,
Sara Michelini,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
V. S. Ganin,
V. S. Ganin,
V. S. Ganin,
Damjana Drobne
Martin Schicht,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Damjana Drobne
V. S. Ganin,
V. S. Ganin,
Ema Kurešepi,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Sonja Boland,
Francesco Barbero,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Sonja Boland,
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Andreja Erman,
Stéphanie Devineau,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Francesco Barbero,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Sara Michelini,
Andreja Erman,
Barbara Šetina Batič,
Katharina Jüngert,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Charlotte Izabelle,
Katharina Jüngert,
Barbara Šetina Batič,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Shan Zienolddiny-Narui,
Shan Zienolddiny-Narui,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Øyvind P. Haugen,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Katharina Jüngert,
Katharina Jüngert,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Neža Repar,
Neža Repar,
Damjana Drobne
Friedrich Paulsen,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Barbara Šetina Batič,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Shan Zienolddiny-Narui,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Shan Zienolddiny-Narui,
Neža Repar,
Shan Zienolddiny-Narui,
Shan Zienolddiny-Narui,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Anani Komlavi Afanou,
Neža Repar,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Damjana Drobne
Ines Mandić-Mulec,
Sonja Boland,
Andreja Erman,
Damjana Drobne
Summary
Lab tests on human lung cell models found that polystyrene nanoplastics did not cause immediate cell death but did interfere with key lung functions like surfactant and mucus production and immune signaling. This means standard toxicity tests may underestimate the real danger of inhaling nanoplastics, and researchers need to look beyond simple cell survival to understand the true health effects on the lungs.
Our results show that PS-Eu exposure does not induce acute cytotoxicity in these models, but affects cell-specific functions like surfactant, mucin, and cytokine production. This underscores the limitations of relying solely on standard cytotoxicity tests for particle hazard assessment and highlights the importance of investigating cell function-specific signaling pathways. To support researchers in hazard assessment, we propose specific classes of biomarkers to test in in vitro lung models.