Influence of Microplastics on Morphological Manifestations of Experimental Acute Colitis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. The Effect of MPs on the Colon Mucosa in Normal Mice
4.2. The Effect of MPs on the Severity of the Ulcerative Inflammatory Process and Changes in the Epithelial Barrier in Acute Colitis
4.3. Proposed Mechanisms of MP Action
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zolotova, N.; Dzhalilova, D.; Tsvetkov, I.; Makarova, O. Influence of Microplastics on Morphological Manifestations of Experimental Acute Colitis. Toxics 2023, 11, 730. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11090730
Zolotova N, Dzhalilova D, Tsvetkov I, Makarova O. Influence of Microplastics on Morphological Manifestations of Experimental Acute Colitis. Toxics. 2023; 11(9):730. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11090730
Chicago/Turabian StyleZolotova, Natalia, Dzhuliia Dzhalilova, Ivan Tsvetkov, and Olga Makarova. 2023. "Influence of Microplastics on Morphological Manifestations of Experimental Acute Colitis" Toxics 11, no. 9: 730. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11090730