Small Plastics, Big Inflammatory Problems.

Autor:	Prado Y; Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile., Aravena C; Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile., Aravena D; Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile., Eltit F; Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.; Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, Canada., Gatica S; Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile., Riedel CA; Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile., Simon F; Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile. fsimon@unab.cl.; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile. fsimon@unab.cl.; Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channel-Associated Diseases, Santiago, Chile. fsimon@unab.cl.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Advances in experimental medicine and biology [Adv Exp Med Biol] 2023; Vol. 1408, pp. 101-127.
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-031-26163-3_6
Abstrakt:	The immune system is the first defense against potentially dangerous chemicals, infections, and damaged cells. Interactions between immune cells and inflammatory mediators increase the coordinated activation of cross-talking signaling pathways, resulting in an acute response necessary to restore homeostasis but potentially detrimental if uncontrolled and prolonged. Plastic production exceeds million tons per year, becoming a global concern due to the stability of its constituent polymers, low density, which allows them to spread easily, and small size, which prevents proper removal by wastewater treatment plants, promoting environmental accumulation and increasing health threats. The interaction between plastic particles and the immune system is still being investigated, owing to growing evidence of increased risk not only for dietary intake due to its presence in food packaging, drinking water, and even fruits and vegetables, but also to emerging evidence of new intake pathways such as respiratory and cutaneous. We discuss in depth the impact of small plastic particles on the immune response across the body, with a focus on the nervous system and peripheral organs and tissues such as the gastrointestinal, respiratory, lymphatic, cardiovascular, and reproductive systems, as well as the involvement in increased susceptibility to worsening concomitant diseases and future perspectives in the exploration of potential therapeutics. (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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