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Effects of polystyrene nanoplastics on apoptosis, digestive enzymes, and intestinal histological structure and flora of swamp eel (Monopterus albus)

Environmental Science Nano 2023 4 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Zihan Zhou, Wenzong Zhou, Guoxing Liu, Chenxi Zhu, Mingming Han, Tian Zhu, Qichen Jiang, Weiwei Lv

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Researchers exposed swamp eels (Monopterus albus) to polystyrene nanoplastics and found inflammation in the liver and intestine, significant gene expression changes in the liver, and shifts in intestinal microbial community composition toward more pathogenic taxa. The results demonstrate that nanoplastic exposure disrupts apoptosis pathways, digestive enzyme activity, and gut microbiome health in this freshwater fish.

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Body Systems
Digestive Hepatic Immune

After the swamp eel ( Monopterus albus ) was exposed to NPs, it showed inflammation in the liver and intestine, significant changes to genes in the liver, and an increase in the abundance of pathogenic bacterial populations in the intestine.

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