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Biofilm-developed polystyrene

Exposure

1 paper studies it2 findings

Across all fields, 1 paper: none in people yet, 1 in animals

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and 2 more
  • Model organisms1

Outcomes

2

Oxidative stress and ROS signaling

upin worms1

1 study

  1. Biofilm-developed polystyrene induces oxidative stress and ROS signaling in worms.

    “Generation of ROS, gst-4::GFP expression, and oxidative stress-related gene expression were significantly altered following B-PS exposure.”

    Model organisms10 μg/L

    Microbial colonization of microplastics in wastewater accelerates the aging process associated with oxidative stress and the insulin/IGF1 signaling pathway

    Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

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Lifespan

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1 study

  1. Biofilm-developed polystyrene shortens lifespan in worms.

    “Acute exposure to V-PS (100 μg/L) and B-PS (10 μg/L) significantly altered the mean lifespan and lipofuscin accumulation of Caenorhabditis elegans”

    Model organisms10 μg/L

    Microbial colonization of microplastics in wastewater accelerates the aging process associated with oxidative stress and the insulin/IGF1 signaling pathway

    Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

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