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To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity
Exposure and Health2022
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Oldamur Hollóczki,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Elisabeth S. Gruber,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Elisabeth S. Gruber,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Elisabeth S. Gruber,
Thomas Meisel,
Vanessa Stadlbauer,
Verena Pichler,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Verena Pichler,
Verena Pichler,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
Verena Pichler,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
Verena Pichler,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Verena Pichler,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
K. J. Resch,
A. Dick Vethaak
K. J. Resch,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Verena Pichler,
Andrea Todorovic,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
Andrea Todorovic,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
Thomas Meisel,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Vanessa Stadlbauer,
Thomas Meisel,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
Thomas Meisel,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
Sibylle Trawoeger,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Verena Pichler,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Sibylle Trawoeger,
Vanessa Stadlbauer,
Verena Pichler,
Verena Pichler,
Verena Pichler,
Verena Pichler,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Wolfgang Wadsak,
Wolfgang Wadsak,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Verena Pichler,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
Suzanne D. Turner,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
Elisabeth S. Gruber,
Verena Pichler,
Wolfgang Wadsak,
Elisabeth S. Gruber,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
Lukas Kenner,
Wolfgang Wadsak,
Thomas Meisel,
Lukas Kenner,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
Verena Pichler,
Verena Pichler,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Oldamur Hollóczki,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
Lukas Kenner,
Elisabeth S. Gruber,
Elisabeth S. Gruber,
Wolfgang Wadsak,
Elisabeth S. Gruber,
A. Dick Vethaak
Lukas Kenner,
A. Dick Vethaak,
Wolfgang Wadsak,
Wolfgang Wadsak,
Vanessa Stadlbauer,
Verena Pichler,
Lukas Kenner,
Vanessa Stadlbauer,
Verena Pichler,
Verena Pichler,
Verena Pichler,
Lukas Kenner,
A. Dick Vethaak,
A. Dick Vethaak
Summary
Researchers reviewed how micro- and nanoplastics ingested through food travel through the gut, disrupt the microbiome, trigger inflammation, and may act as carriers for toxic chemicals — a 'Trojan Horse' effect — potentially raising cancer risk. The authors call for a rethinking of consumer culture alongside further scientific investigation.
Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are recognized as emerging contaminants, especially in food, with unknown health significance. MNPs passing through the gastrointestinal tract have been brought in context with disruption of the gut microbiome. Several molecular mechanisms have been described to facilitate tissue uptake of MNPs, which then are involved in local inflammatory and immune responses. Furthermore, MNPs can act as potential transporters ("vectors") of contaminants and as chemosensitizers for toxic substances ("Trojan Horse effect"). In this review, we summarize current multidisciplinary knowledge of ingested MNPs and their potential adverse health effects. We discuss new insights into analytical and molecular modeling tools to help us better understand the local deposition and uptake of MNPs that might drive carcinogenic signaling. We present bioethical insights to basically re-consider the "culture of consumerism." Finally, we map out prominent research questions in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.