Long-term exposure to nanoplastics alters molecular and functional traits related to the carcinogenic process
Barguilla, Irene (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia)
Domenech, Josefa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia)
Ballesteros Ribera, Sandra (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia)
Rubio Lorente, Laura (Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Marcos Dauder, Ricardo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia)
Hernández Bonilla, Alba (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia)

Fecha:	2022
Resumen:	Micro/nanoplastics (MNPLs) are considered emergent pollutants widely spread over all environmental compartments. Although their potential biological effects are being intensively evaluated, many doubts remain about their potential health effects in humans. One of the most underdeveloped fields is the determination of the potential tumorigenic risk of MNPLs exposure. To shed light on this topic, we have designed a wide battery of different hallmarks of cancer applied to prone-to-transformed progress MEF cells exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPLs) in the long term (6 months). Interestingly, most of the evaluated hallmarks of cancer are exacerbated after exposure, independently if they are associated with an early tumoral phenotype (changes in stress-related genes, or microRNA deregulation), advanced tumoral phenotype (growing independently of anchorage ability, and migration capacity), or an aggressive tumoral phenotype (invasion potential, changes in pluripotency markers, and ability to grow to form tumorspheres). This set of obtained data constitutes a relevant warning on the potential carcinogenic risk associated with long-term exposures to MNPLs, specifically that induced by the PSNPLs evaluated in this study.
Ayudas:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-116789RB-C43 European Commission 965196
Nota:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia:	Polystyrene nanoplastic ; Long-term exposure ; Cell transformation ; Oncogenic phenotype ; Carcinogenesis
Publicado en:	Journal of hazardous materials, Vol. 438 (September 2022) , art. 129470, ISSN 1873-3336

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129470
PMID: 35785738

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