Article
?
AI-assigned paper type based on the abstract. Classification may not be perfect — flag errors using the feedback button.
Tier 2
?
Original research — experimental, observational, or case-control study. Direct primary evidence.
Human Health Effects
Nanoplastics
Sign in to save
The potential of micro- and nanoplastics to exacerbate the health impacts and global burden of non-communicable diseases
Cell Reports Medicine2024
65 citations
?
Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Score: 70
?
0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Iseult Lynch,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Valérie Ouellet,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Kerry Moss,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Steven Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Steven Allen,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Kerry Moss,
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Deonie Allen,
Holly Nel
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Holly Nel
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Holly Nel
Deonie Allen,
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Semira Manaseki‐Holland,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Valérie Ouellet,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Semira Manaseki‐Holland,
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Deonie Allen,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Iseult Lynch,
Holly Nel
Stefan Krause,
Iseult Lynch,
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Holly Nel
Iseult Lynch,
Holly Nel
Summary
This review presents evidence that micro- and nanoplastics may worsen non-communicable diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory illness by fueling chronic inflammation in the body. The authors also propose that people already suffering from these diseases may absorb even more microplastics due to their weakened tissue barriers, creating a harmful feedback loop.
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) constitute one of the highest burdens of disease globally and are associated with inflammatory responses in target organs. There is increasing evidence of significant human exposure to micro- and nanoplastics (MnPs). This review of environmental MnP exposure and health impacts indicates that MnP particles, directly and indirectly through their leachates, may exacerbate inflammation. Meanwhile, persistent inflammation associated with NCDs in gastrointestinal and respiratory systems potentially increases MnP uptake, thus influencing MnP access to distal organs. Consequently, a future increase in MnP exposure potentially augments the risk and severity of NCDs. There is a critical need for an integrated one-health approach to human health and environmental research for assessing the drivers of human MnP exposure and their bidirectional links with NCDs. Assessing these risks requires interdisciplinary efforts to identify and link drivers of environmental MnP exposure and organismal uptake to studies of impacted disease mechanisms and health outcomes.