The presence of microplastics in everyday life is inevitable, while their effects on health remain largely unexplored. Due to its direct exposure to the environment, the skin is particularly vulnerable to interactions with microplastics found in personal care products, water, air, and even clothing. In the study published in 2023, Wang and colleagues observed that microplastics promote proliferation of skin cancer cells in squamous cell carcinoma lines, while reduced proliferation and increased cell death in normal skin cells was detected. The key mechanisms mediating these effects are oxidative stress and the induction of an inflammatory response via multiprotein complexes of innate immune response, namely inflammasome NLRP3.

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URN:NBN:SI:doc-G9B75SLJ

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248530691

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09.12.2025

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Starčevič, Lara (2025). Vpliv mikroplastike na proliferacijo normalnih in rakavih kožnih celic. Placebo, issue 4, str. 62-66. URN:NBN:SI:doc-G9B75SLJ from http://www.dlib.si

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Starčevič, Lara. "Vpliv mikroplastike na proliferacijo normalnih in rakavih kožnih celic." Placebo issue 4 (2025) str. 62-66.
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:doc-G9B75SLJ>

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