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Chronic nanoplastic exposure causes size-dependent cytotoxicity and ANGPTL4 induction in human kidney cells

Preprint D Not peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

This study looked at how tiny plastic particles affect human kidney cells in a lab. The researchers exposed the cells to these particles for 12 days. Smaller particles caused the cells to die over time. Larger particles did not seem to hurt the cells as much. This work was done in a test tube, not in people yet.

Source

Preprint · bioRxiv cell biology (kidney-filtered downstream) · 2026-10-09
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.08.757574v1?rss=1