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Gut & Microbiome
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Inflammatory response in the mid colon of ICR mice treated with polystyrene microplastics for two weeks
Laboratory Animal Research
2021
42 citations
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Yun Ju Choi,
Ji Eun Kim,
Su Jin Lee,
Jeong Eun Gong,
You Jeong Jin,
Sungbaek Seo,
Jae Ho Lee,
Dae Youn Hwang
Summary
Researchers found that two weeks of oral polystyrene microplastic exposure in ICR mice induced an inflammatory response specifically in the mid colon, suggesting microplastics may contribute to colonic inflammation.
Therefore, the present study suggests that PS-MPs can be a novel cause of an inflammatory response in the mid colon of ICR mice.