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Corrigendum to “Harmful effects of true-to-life nanoplastics derived from PET water bottles in human alveolar macrophages” [Environ. Pollut., 348: 123823 (2024)]
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Harmful effects of true-to-life nanoplastics derived from PET water bottles in human alveolar macrophages.
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Researchers tested nanoplastics derived from actual PET water bottles on mouse lung immune cells, focusing specifically on cells that had internalized the particles. Even though the nanoplastics were taken up by 100% of cells at the highest dose, they did not cause outright cell death. However, they did trigger significant increases in reactive oxygen species and shifted the immune cells toward a pro-inflammatory state, suggesting that inhaled nanoplastics from everyday plastic products could promote chronic lung inflammation.
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