Oxidative Stress Induced by Micro(Nano)plastics
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 54
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Interests: nanoplastics; oxidative stress; bone microenvironment; extracellular vesicles; cancers; multiple myeloma
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Interests: ecotoxicology; biomarkers; environmental pollution; emerging contaminants
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Dear Colleagues,
Thanks to their unique properties, plastics have revolutionized our daily lives. However, their widespread use and inefficient waste management have made them major environmental pollutants. Once released into the environment, plastics undergo transformation processes that generate micro(nano)plastics. Numerous studies have highlighted their ubiquitous presence and potential risks to ecosystems and human health. In this context, micro(nano)plastics represent a new environmental challenge closely linked to the "One Health" concept. Scientific evidence indicates that one of the primary mechanisms through which micro(nano)plastics affect living organisms involves the induction of oxidative stress. REDOX balance plays a crucial role in regulating physiological and pathological processes, and disturbances to this balance may underlie the harmful effects of micro(nano)plastics. This Special Issue focuses on the impact of micro(nano)plastics in inducing oxidative stress in aquatic and terrestrial organisms and their implications for human health. Particular attention will be given to novel mechanisms by which micro(nano)plastics disrupt cellular microenvironments and biological systems. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and short communications from observational (human biomonitoring) and experimental (in vivo and in vitro) studies addressing these critical issues.
Dr. Lavinia Casati
Dr. Alessandro Villa
Dr. Marco Parolini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- micro(nano)plastics
- oxidative stress
- One Health
- in vitro and in vivo models
- organisms
- cellular microenvironment
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