Small Particles, Big Problems: Polystyrene nanoparticles induce DNA damage, oxidative stress, migration, and mitogenic pathways predominantly in non-malignant lung cells
Büsra Ernhofer, Andreas Spittler, Franziska Ferk, Miroslav Mišík, Martha Magdalena Zylka, Lisa Glatt, Kristiina Boettiger, Anna Solta, Dominik Kirchhofer, Gerald Timelthaler, Zsolt Megyesfalvi, Verena Kopatz, Heinrich Kovar, Siegfried Knasmüller, Clemens Aigner, , Karin Schelch
This study shows that polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) cause DNA damage, oxidative stress, migration, and mitogenic pathways in non-malignant lung cells but not in cancer cells.
Journal of Hazardous Materials · Jul 2, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology