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Assessment of Ingested Micro- and Nanoplastic (MNP)-Mediated Genotoxicity in an In Vitro Model of the Small Intestinal Epithelium (SIE)

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Zhenning Yang, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Glen M. DeLoid, Helmut Zarbl, Joshua Baw, Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Helmut Zarbl, Joshua Baw, Helmut Zarbl, Joshua Baw, Helmut Zarbl, Joshua Baw, Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Glen M. DeLoid, Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou Philip Demokritou

Summary

Researchers tested whether micro and nanoplastics can damage DNA in a lab model of the human small intestine and found that weathered nanoplastics caused significant genetic damage to intestinal cells. Fresh, pristine plastic particles were less harmful than environmentally aged ones, suggesting that real-world microplastics may be more genotoxic than what most lab studies have tested. This is important because DNA damage in gut cells could potentially increase the risk of intestinal diseases including cancer.

Polymers

PE PS

Body Systems

Digestive

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Human

Study Type In vitro

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) have become ubiquitous contaminants of water and foods, resulting in high levels of human ingestion exposure. MNPs have been found in human blood and multiple tissues, suggesting that they are readily absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and widely distributed. Growing toxicological evidence suggests that ingested MNPs may pose a serious health threat. The potential genotoxicity of MNPs, however, remains largely unknown. In this study, genotoxicity of primary and environmentally relevant secondary MNPs was assessed in a triculture small intestinal epithelium (SIE) model using the CometChip assay. Aqueous suspensions of 25 and 1000 nm carboxylated polystyrene spheres (PS25C and PS1KC), and incinerated polyethylene (PEI PM<sub>0.1</sub>) were subjected to simulated GIT digestion to create physiologically relevant exposures (digestas), which were applied to the SIE model at final MNP concentrations of 1, 5, and 20 μg/mL for 24 or 48 h. PS25C and PS1KC induced DNA damage in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. To our knowledge, this is one of the first assessment of MNP genotoxicity in an integrated in vitro ingestion platform including simulated GIT digestion and a triculture SIE model. These findings suggest that ingestion of high concentrations of carboxylated PS MNPs could have serious genotoxic consequences in the SIE.

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