Polystyrene nanoplastics penetrate across the blood-brain barrier and induce activation of microglia in the brain of mice
Shan Shan, Yifan Zhang, Huiwen Zhao, Tao Zeng, Xiulan Zhao
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MicrogliaNeurotoxicityBlood–brain barrierOccludinChemistryCell biologyIn vivoBiophysicsReactive oxygen speciesNeuroinflammationNeurotoxinInflammationPharmacologyTight junctionImmunologyBiologyToxicityCentral nervous systemBiochemistryNeuroscienceOrganic chemistryBiotechnologyMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNanoparticles: synthesis and applications