Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Anionic nanoplastic exposure induces endothelial leakiness

  • Wei Wei,
  • Yuhuan Li,
  • Myeongsang Lee,
  • Nicholas Andrikopoulos,
  • Sijie Lin,
  • Chunying Chen,
  • David Tai Leong,
  • Feng Ding,
  • Yang Song,
  • Pu Chun Ke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32532-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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In this study, the authors report that anionic nanoplastics can harness the paracellular space of endothelial cells and puncture blood vasculature ex vivo and in vivo, thereby entailing new environmental and health implications.