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Cytotoxicity assessment of nanoplastics and plasticizers exposure in in vitro lung cell culture systems: a systematic review

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Emerging contaminants such as nanoplastics (NPs), as well as manufacturing by-products such as plasticizers, have gained global attention and concern due to their limited biodegradability and their potential impact on human health, in particular the effects on respiratory tissue. In parallel, in vitro cell culture techniques are key to the assessment and characterization of toxic effects and cellular mechanisms in different types of tissues and should provide relevant information to understand the hazardous potential of these emergent contaminants. This systematic review presents the main results of the current knowledge of the effects of NPs and plasticizers on lung cells, as assessed with the use of in vitro cell culture techniques. From the selected studies (n = 10), following the PRISMA approach, it was observed that cell viability was the most frequently assessed endpoint and that most studies focused on epithelial cells and exposures to polystyrene (PS). It was observed that exposure to NPs or plasticizers induces cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner, regardless of the size of the NPs. Furthermore, there is evidence that the characteristics of NPs can affect the toxic response by promoting the association with other organic compounds. As such, further in vitro studies focusing on the combination of NPs with plasticizers will be essential for the understanding of the mechanisms of NPs toxicity.

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Projeto PLASCOGEN (IPL/2021/PLASCOGEN_ESTeSL).
FCT_UIDB/05608/2020. FCT_UIDP/05608/2020.

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Cytotoxicity In vitro Lung cells Nanoplastics Plasticizers IPL/2021/PLASCOGEN_ESTeSL FCT_UIDB/05608/2020 FCT_UIDP/05608/2020

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Clérigo F, Ferreira S, Ladeira C, Marques-Ramos A, Almeida-Silva M, Mendes LA. Cytotoxicity assessment of nanoplastics and plasticizers exposure in in vitro lung cell culture systems: a systematic review. Toxics. 2022;10(7):402.

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