Tim4, a macrophage receptor for apoptotic cells, binds polystyrene microplastics via aromatic-aromatic interactions
Miki Kuroiwa, Shin-Ichiro Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Kato, Arisa Hori, Saori Toyoura, M. Nakahara, Nobuyuki Morimoto, M. NAKAYAMA
Topics & Concepts
EfferocytosisMicroplasticsPhosphatidylserineMacrophageCell biologyPhagocytosisChemistryBiologyBiochemistryIn vitroMembraneEnvironmental chemistryPhospholipidMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionPhagocytosis and Immune RegulationNanoparticles: synthesis and applications