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Microplastics and the Kidney: A Narrative Review of Human Evidence, Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Injury, and Future Directions

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Key takeaways

This is a review of existing research on microplastics and the kidney. It looks at how tiny plastic particles might hurt kidney cells. It summarizes what is known but does not report new test results.

Who did this work

Edoardo La Porta (Istituto Giannina Gaslini) · Micaela Gentile (Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Piacenza) · Marco Quaglia (Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo) · Serena Ducoli (University of Brescia) · Sara Massardo (National Research Council) · Daniela Verzola (University of Genoa) · Nicoletta Mancianti (University of Siena) · Pasquale B. Esposito (Ospedale Policlinico San Martino)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-10
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27208978