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Inflammatory responses induced by synergistic actions between nanoplastics and typical heavy metal ions in human cells

Cong Li, Xinxin Huang, Weicui Min, Huoqing Zhong, Xiliang Yan, Yan Gao, J. Wang, Hongyu Zhou, Bing Yan

Environmental Science Nano · 2023 · 16 citations · 49 references

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Nanoplastics (NPs) may transport heavy metal ions into organisms as vectors and induce synergistic inflammatory responses in different human cells through distinct pathways.

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