Ecotoxicology and environmental safetyAnimalsHemocytesDNA DamagePolystyrenesMitochondria
Cytotoxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics involves mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage in hemocytes of the Pacific oyster.
Larissa Cristine de Carvalho Penha, Thuanne Braúlio Hennig, Diego José Nogueira, Mariana Rangel Pilotto, William Gerson Matias, Alcir Luiz Dafre, Rafael Trevisan
Published: 202510.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.119245
Abstract
Nanoplastics represent an increasing ecological threat to marine ecosystems, with the potential to disrupt immune responses, oxidative stress pathways, and bioenergetics. We employed an in vitro cellular bioassay to investigate the distribution, meta…
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