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Top-down generated micro- and nanoplastics reduce macrophage viability without eliciting a pro-inflammatory response

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Hanna M. Dusza, Hanna M. Dusza, Hanna M. Dusza, Annemijne E. T. van den Berg, Annemijne E. T. van den Berg, Juliette Legler, Juliette Legler, Annemijne E. T. van den Berg, Annemijne E. T. van den Berg, Luke A. Parker, Luke A. Parker, Elena M. Höppener, Elena M. Höppener, Hanna M. Dusza, Kas J. Adriaans, Elena M. Höppener, Elena M. Höppener, Juliette Legler, Luke A. Parker, Kas J. Adriaans, Luke A. Parker, Luke A. Parker, Luke A. Parker, Elena M. Höppener, Juliette Legler, Luke A. Parker, Raymond Pieters Annemijne E. T. van den Berg, Elena M. Höppener, Luke A. Parker, Luke A. Parker, Elena M. Höppener, Luke A. Parker, Hanna M. Dusza, Juliette Legler, Juliette Legler, Kas J. Adriaans, Luke A. Parker, Juliette Legler, Elena M. Höppener, Kas J. Adriaans, Elena M. Höppener, Elena M. Höppener, Kas J. Adriaans, Kas J. Adriaans, Elena M. Höppener, Luke A. Parker, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Hanna M. Dusza, Elena M. Höppener, Juliette Legler, Juliette Legler, Raymond Pieters Luke A. Parker, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Luke A. Parker, Juliette Legler, Juliette Legler, Juliette Legler, Juliette Legler, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Hanna M. Dusza, Raymond Pieters Luke A. Parker, Juliette Legler, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Hanna M. Dusza, Luke A. Parker, Raymond Pieters Hanna M. Dusza, Hanna M. Dusza, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Juliette Legler, Juliette Legler, Raymond Pieters

Summary

This study investigated whether top-down mechanically generated micro- and nanoplastics from physically shredded plastic affect macrophage viability and inflammation. The particles reduced macrophage viability in a dose-dependent manner but did not elicit a classical pro-inflammatory cytokine response.

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The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s43591-025-00138-5.

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