A Systematic Review of the Placental Translocation of Micro- and Nanoplastics.

Autor: Medley EA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 10032, USA. eleanor.medley@nyulangone.org., Spratlen MJ; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 10032, USA., Yan B; Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA., Herbstman JB; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 10032, USA., Deyssenroth MA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current environmental health reports [Curr Environ Health Rep] 2023 Jun; Vol. 10 (2), pp. 99-111. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 27.
DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00391-x
Abstrakt: Purpose of Review: Despite increasing awareness of the ubiquity of microplastics (MPs) in our environments, little is known about their risk of developmental toxicity. Even less is known about the environmental distribution and associated toxicity of nanoplastics (NPs). Here, we review the current literature on the capacity for MPs and NPs to be transported across the placental barrier and the potential to exert toxicity on the developing fetus.
Recent Findings: This review includes 11 research articles covering in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo models, and observational studies. The current literature confirms the placental translocation of MPs and NPs, depending on physicochemical properties such as size, charge, and chemical modification as well as protein corona formation. Specific transport mechanisms for translocation remain unclear. There is emerging evidence of placental and fetal toxicity due to plastic particles based on animal and in vitro studies. Nine out of eleven studies examined in this review found that plastic particles were capable of placental translocation. In the future, more studies are needed to confirm and quantify the existence of MPs and NPs in human placentas. Additionally, translocation of different plastic particle types and heterogenous mixtures across the placenta, exposure at different periods of gestation, and associations with adverse birth and other developmental outcomes should also be investigated.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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