Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics impacts developmental milestones and brain structure in mouse offspring
Environmental Science Advances2023
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Paul A. Helm,
Darcie Stapleton,
Grace V. Mercer,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Zahra Aghaei,
Zahra Aghaei,
Myrna J. Simpson,
Grace V. Mercer,
Nikita Harvey,
Darcie Stapleton,
Paul A. Helm,
Nikita Harvey,
Nikita Harvey,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Nikita Harvey,
Nikita Harvey,
Grace V. Mercer,
John G. Sled,
Grace V. Mercer,
Paul A. Helm,
Grace V. Mercer,
Paul A. Helm,
Katherine L. Steeves,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Paul A. Helm,
Nikita Harvey,
Grace V. Mercer,
Grace V. Mercer,
Nikita Harvey,
Grace V. Mercer,
Katherine L. Steeves,
Darcie Stapleton,
Katherine L. Steeves,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
André J. Simpson,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Katherine L. Steeves,
John Kingdom,
Paul A. Helm,
Darcie Stapleton,
Darcie Stapleton,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Darcie Stapleton,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Paul A. Helm,
Grace V. Mercer,
John G. Sled,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Grace V. Mercer,
Katherine L. Steeves,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Karl J. Jobst,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Katherine L. Steeves,
Ahmet Baschat,
Jenna Hanrahan,
John G. Sled,
Jenna Hanrahan,
Katherine L. Steeves,
Paul A. Helm,
Christopher K. Macgowan,
Paul A. Helm,
Zahra Aghaei,
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Karl J. Jobst,
Katherine L. Steeves,
Ahmet Baschat,
Megan Cui,
Megan Cui,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Karl J. Jobst,
Paul A. Helm,
Christopher K. Macgowan,
Karl J. Jobst,
André J. Simpson,
Zahra Aghaei,
Christopher K. Macgowan,
Myrna J. Simpson,
John Kingdom,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Ahmet Baschat,
Shoshana Spring,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Paul A. Helm,
Paul A. Helm,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Lindsay S. Cahill
Lindsay S. Cahill
Ahmet Baschat,
John Kingdom,
Myrna J. Simpson,
Paul A. Helm,
Karl J. Jobst,
Ahmet Baschat,
John Kingdom,
Karl J. Jobst,
Paul A. Helm,
Karl J. Jobst,
André J. Simpson,
André J. Simpson,
Myrna J. Simpson,
André J. Simpson,
Myrna J. Simpson,
André J. Simpson,
John Kingdom,
Karl J. Jobst,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Karl J. Jobst,
Myrna J. Simpson,
Karl J. Jobst,
Paul A. Helm,
Karl J. Jobst,
Christopher K. Macgowan,
Myrna J. Simpson,
Christopher K. Macgowan,
Lindsay S. Cahill
André J. Simpson,
John G. Sled,
Lindsay S. Cahill
John G. Sled,
Ahmet Baschat,
Karl J. Jobst,
Karl J. Jobst,
Lindsay S. Cahill
John Kingdom,
Lindsay S. Cahill
John G. Sled,
Paul A. Helm,
Karl J. Jobst,
Paul A. Helm,
Lindsay S. Cahill
Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant mice to polystyrene nanoplastics and studied the effects on their offspring's brain development. The study found that maternal nanoplastic exposure affected developmental milestones and brain structure in the young mice. The findings suggest that nanoplastic exposure during pregnancy may pose risks to fetal brain development, though more research is needed to understand the implications for humans.
Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics impact postnatal brain development in mouse offspring. This work motivates further studies to determine the levels of nanoplastics in the environment.