Aug 2026
A single-cell perspective on polyethylene microplastic toxicity: linking fibroblast reprogramming to immune microenvironment alterations in the lung.
A coordinated pathogenic network involving epithelial/endothelial dysfunction, immune microenvironment imbalance, and fibroblast activation via paracrine TGF-β signaling as central mechanisms driving microplastic-induced lung injury is identified.
Xiaoxuan Fan, Jingtian Liu, Shumin Huang et al.
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