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Synergistic neurotoxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics and cadmium co-exposure: oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ATF5-mediated mitochondrial unfolded protein response in C. elegans and PC12 cells

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Shuyan Niu, Yu Ma, Menghao Guo, Haitao Yang, Liqing Wu, Chenyu Liu, Mengjing Cui, Tianshu Wu, Yuying Xue

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This study found that co-exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics and cadmium produced synergistic neurotoxicity in C. elegans and PC12 cells, mediated through oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and activation of the ATF5-dependent mitochondrial unfolded protein response pathway.

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Synergistic neurotoxicity of PS-NPs and Cd co-exposure: oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ATF5-mediated UPR mt in C. elegans and PC12 cells.

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