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Polystyrene microplastics induced oxidative stress, inflammation and necroptosis via NF-κB and RIP1/RIP3/MLKL pathway in chicken kidney
Summary
Researchers exposed chickens to different doses of polystyrene microplastics for six weeks to study kidney damage. The study found that microplastic exposure triggered oxidative stress, inflammation, and a form of cell death called necroptosis in kidney tissue through the NF-kappaB and RIP1/RIP3/MLKL signaling pathways.
Microplastics (MPs) are a novel environment pollutant widespread among the natural environment, also causing damage to aquatic animals and mammals. However, their effects on the kidney of poultry are still unclear. In this study, chickens were exposure to the different doses of PS-MPs (1, 10, 100 mg/L) for six weeks, with 1 mg/L being the environmental concentration. The effects of PS-MPs on renal tissue damage in chicken were analyzed. Our results suggested that MPs exposure causes mitochondrial morphology and dysbiosis (MFN1/2, OPA1, Drp1), mitochondrial structural damage by triggering imbalance in mitochondrial dynamics. Antioxidant enzyme (SOD, CAT, MDA, GSH, T-AOC) activity was significantly altered, which in turn caused oxidative stress. H&E staining results showed damage and inflammation of chicken kidney. Mechanistically, the inflammation featured by activated NF-κB P65 and increased expression of pro-inflammatory factors (TNFα, iNOs, IL-1β and IL-6). Moreover, PS-MPs intake induced necroptosis through activated RIP1/RIP3/MLKL signaling pathway. In conclusion, our study was the first to show that oral intake of PS-MPs induced inflammation and necroptosis in chicken kidney and the differences in damage were linked to the concentration of PS-MPs. The purpose of this study provided theoretical support for the environmental risk assessment of PS-MPs.
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