AUTHOR=Lu Kuo , Zhan Danting , Fang Yingying , Li Lei , Chen Guobing , Chen Shanze , Wang Lingwei TITLE=Microplastics, potential threat to patients with lung diseases JOURNAL=Frontiers in Toxicology VOLUME=4 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/toxicology/articles/10.3389/ftox.2022.958414 DOI=10.3389/ftox.2022.958414 ISSN=2673-3080 ABSTRACT=

Air pollution is one of the major risk factors for lung disease. Microplastics are a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, both indoors and in outdoor air. Microplastics have also been found in human lung tissue and sputum. However, there is a paucity of information on the effects and mechanisms of microplastics on lung disease. In this mini-review, we reviewed the possible mechanisms by which air microplastics’ exposure affects lung disease and, at the same time, pointed out the limitations of current studies.