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• MARINE POLLUTION: MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS AS A MODEL ORGANISM TO ASSESS MICRO- AND NANOPLASTIC IMPACT Palma SIMONIELLO¹, Rossana ROMANO¹, Vincenzo MIGLIACCIO², Gaetana NAPOLITANO¹, Lilla LIONETTI², Luigi ROSATI³, Chiara M. MOTTA³ | ¹Department of Science and Technology, Parthenope University of Naples; ²Department of Chemistry and Biology “Adolfo Zambelli”, University of Salerno; ³Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14532

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• MICROPLASTIC INGESTION BY MARINE FISH FROM THE CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA: TOWARD THE IDENTIFICATION OF REGIONAL BIOINDICATORS Tommaso VALENTE¹, Paolo TOMASSETTI¹, Laura CIARALLI^1,2, Eleonora MONFARDINI^1,3, Cecilia SILVESTRI¹, Marco MATIDDI¹ | ¹ISPRA, Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, CN-LAB/BIO; ²Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II; ³Department of Environmental Biology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14533

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• COMPARISON OF THE POTENTIAL CHRONIC TOXICITY OF POLYPROPYLENE AND POLYLACTIC ACID TO THE AMPHIPOD GAMMARUS AEQUICAUDA Francesca BIANDOLINO¹, Ermelinda PRATO¹, Amalia AMATO^1,2, Loredana MANFRA^2,5, Giovanni LIBRALATO^2,3, Luisa ALBARANO³, Valerio ZUPO⁶, Maria COSTANTINI² | ¹National Research Council, Water Research Institute (IRSA-CNR), Taranto, Italy; ²Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy; ³Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; ⁴Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Marine Animal Conservation and Public Engagement, Naples, Italy; ⁵Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Rome, Italy; ⁶Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Ischia, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14534

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• CO-EXPOSURE TO MICROPLASTICS AND CADMIUM: EFFECTS ON DNA DAMAGE IN MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS Marina PISCOPO, Giulio SANTANIELLO, Simona AMORE, Carmela MARINARO, Anna Rita BIANCHI, Martina FALACE, Bruno BERMAN, Gennaro LETTIERI, Anna DE MAIO | Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14535

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• BIODEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE MICROPLASTIC IN THE RUMEN OF CATTLE Sonia TASSONE¹, Salvatore BARBERA¹, Valentina BALESTRA², Rabeb ISSAOUI¹, Hatsumi KAIHARA¹, Stefania PRAGLIOLA³, Vincenzo VENDITTO³, Khalil ABID¹ | ¹Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari – Università di Torino; ²Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Ambiente, del Territorio e delle Infrastrutture, Politecnico di Torino; ³Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia – Università di Salerno, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14536

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• MICROPLASTICS IN EDIBLE PLANTS: AN UNDERESTIMATED RISK IN THE HUMAN FOOD CHAIN Pasquale PERRONE, Stefania D’ANGELO | Department of Medical, Movement, and Wellbeing Sciences, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14537

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• TINY PLASTICS, BIG PRESSURE: NANOPLASTIC ACCUMULATION IN BENTHIC MEIOFAUNA Adele COCOZZA DI MONTANARA^1,2,3,4, Carola MURANO^2,5, Marco UTTIERI^1,2, Roberto SANDULLI^3,4, Teresa ROMEO^2,6, Antonio TERLIZZI^4,7 | ¹Department of Integrate Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy; ²National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy; ³Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Naples, Italy; ⁴Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Rome, Italy; ⁵Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Brindisi Marine Centre, Brindisi, Italy; ⁶Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Sicily Marine Centre, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms (BEOM), Milazzo (ME), Italy; ⁷Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14538

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• COMMERCIALLY-DERIVED MICROPLASTICS AFFECT EARLY LIFE STAGES IN PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS SEA URCHIN Amalia AMATO^1,2,3, Ermelinda PRATO⁴, Mariacristina COCCA⁵, Francesca BIANDOLINO⁴, Immacolata LIOTTA^5,6, Simone GIOIA^1,2,3, Roberta ESPOSITO¹, Davide CARAMIELLO⁷, Loredana MANFRA^1,8, Giovanni LIBRALATO^1,2, Valerio ZUPO^3, Maria COSTANTINI¹ | ¹Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy; ²Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy; ³Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Ischia Marine Centre, Ischia, Italy; ⁴National Research Council, Water Research Institute (IRSA-CNR), Taranto, Italy; ⁵Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy; ⁶Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy; ⁷Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Marine Animal Conservation and Public Engagement, Naples, Italy; ⁸Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Rome, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14539

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• DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL PROTOCOL FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SMALL MICROPLASTICS (1-5 µm) FROM BIOLOGICAL TISSUES Mary Carolin KURISINGAL CLEETUS¹, Ludovico PONTONI², Luigi ROSATI³, Massimiliano FABBRICINO², Annamaria LOCASCIO¹ | ¹Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy; ²Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; ³Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Monte Sant’Angelo, Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14540

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• PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON MICROPLASTIC AND NANOPLASTIC IMPACT IN VIRUS AND BACTERIAL REPLICATION Nicoletta CAPUANO^1,2, Alessia GIANNATTASIO³, Noemi CAFA’^1,2, Anna BARBATO^1,2, Mariarosa SCOGNAMIGLIO⁴, Vincenzo BELGIORNO⁵, Luca RINALDI^6, Veronica FOLLIERO^1,2, Antonio BUONERBA³, Gianluigi FRANCI^1,2 | ¹Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Scuola Medica Salernitana, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italia; ²UOS di Microbiologia e Virologia, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D’Aragona, Salerno, Italia; ³Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italia; ⁴Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italia; ⁵Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italia; ⁶Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi del Molise, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14541

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• IDENTIFICATION OF D. MELANOGASTER ENZYMES POTENTIALLY INVOLVED IN PENTACHLOROPHENOL DEGRADATION M. CASTALDO^1,2, D.M. MONTI², A. TESTA³, J. VONTAS^4,5, D. TSAKIRELLI^4,5, M.M. MONTI¹, P.A. PEDATA¹ | ¹Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (CNR-IPSP), Portici (NA), Italy; ²Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy; ³Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy; ⁴Pesticide Science Lab, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece; ⁵Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Crete, Greece

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14545

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• MICRO- AND NANO-PLASTICS: HEALTH, DENTAL PRACTICE, AND ENVIRONMENT Giuseppina DE BENEDETTO¹, Veronica FOLLIERO¹, Maria Pia DI PALO¹, Leonardo AULISIO¹, Luca RINALDI², Gianluigi FRANCI¹, Federica DI SPIRITO¹ | ¹Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy; ²Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14546

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• COMBINED EFFECTS OF POLYSTYRENE MICROPLASTICS, NANOPLASTICS, AND MERCURY ON THE GILL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS Rossana ROMANO^1,2, Maria D. BORDALO³, Hugo C. VIEIRA³, Sílvia FS. PIRES³, Federica DI FRANCO¹, Chiara M. MOTTA⁴, Palma SIMONIELLO^1,2 | ¹Department of Science and Technology, University Parthenope, Napoli, Italy; ²International PhD Programme, UNESCO Chair “Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development”, Department of Science and Technology, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy; ³CESAM—Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; ⁴Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14547

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• MICRO- AND NANOPLASTIC CONTAMINATION IN HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES AND ITS IMPACT ON CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS Raffaele MARFELLA | Department of Advanced clinical and surgical sciences, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14548

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• MICROPLASTICS AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS IN HUMAN HEALTH: FROM ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO CELLULAR AND EPIGENETIC IMPACT Oliana CARNEVALI | Dipartimento di Scienze della vita e dell’ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14549

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• THE RISING THREAT: NANO AND MICROPLASTICS INFILTRATION IN URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS Luigi MONTANO | Andrology Unit and Service of Lifestyle Medicine in UroAndrology, “S. Francesco d’Assisi” Hospital, Local Health Authority (ASL) Salerno, EcoFoodFertility Project Coordi-nation Unit, Italian Network for Environmental and Reproductive Health, Oliveto Citra, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14550

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• ENVIRONMENTAL NANOPLASTIC ACCUMULATION AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE IN ANIMAL MODELS Beatrice ZARRILLI^1,2, Nicola B. MERCURI^2,3, Rosaria MECCARIELLO¹, Ezia GUATTEO^1,2 | ¹University of Naples ‘Parthenope’, Department of Medical, Human Movement and Well-being Sciences, Naples, Italy; ²Experimental Neurology Laboratory, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy; ³University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Systems Medicine, Rome, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14551

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• MATERNAL EXPOSURE TO ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS AND INFANT DEVELOPMENT: FINDINGS FROM THE LIFE MILCH COHORT STUDY Silvia PATERLINI¹, Maria Maddalena BRAMBILLA¹, Francesca ALBERGHI^2, Alessia ARDENGHI³, Mariateresa BELLANTONI¹, Marta FONTANA², Laura FILONZI³, Francesco NONNIS MARZANO³, Francesca NUTI⁴, Annalisa PELOSI¹, Serafina PERRONE¹, Silvia PETZA⁵, Roberta PINTUS⁵, Feliciana REAL-FERNANDEZ⁴, Vassilios FANOS⁵, Anna Maria PAPINI⁴, Maria E. STREET^1,2, Paola PALANZA¹ | ¹Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma (IT); ²Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Azienda USL-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia (IT); ³Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma (IT); ⁴Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence; ⁵Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14552

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• EXPLORING THE NEUROTOXIC POTENTIAL OF LDPE MICROPLASTICS: EVIDENCE IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ASSESSMENT Marilena MARRAUDINO^1,2, Elena RICCI^1,2, Silvia CHASSEUR^1,2, Daniela RASA'¹, Riccardo ROLANDO¹, Stefano GOTTI^1,2, Marina BOIDO^1,2 | ¹Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Orbassano (TO), Italy; ²Department of Neuroscience ‘Rita Levi Montalcini’, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14553

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• AIRBORNE MICROPLASTICS IN WORKPLACES: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A MULTI-SITE INVESTIGATION OF PLASTIC HANDLING AND PROCESSING FACILITIES Claudia CAMPANALE¹, Leonardo BARLUCCHI², Augusta PICCARDI¹, Marcello DE ROSSI^3, Giordano MORELLI³, Jacopo LA NASA², Francesca MODUGNO², Lorenzo PALUMBO¹ | ¹Dept. of Environment & Health, National Institute of Health (ISS), Rome; ²Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa; ³Laboratory of Industryal Hygiene – ASL Viterbo, Viterbo, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14554

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• PLASTAMINATION, HUMAN HEALTH, AND COUNTRIES’ CULTURAL ORIENTATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY IN PREVENTING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ADOPTING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES Giuseppe PERNA¹, Rosaria MECCARIELLO², Luisa VARRIALE³ | ¹Pegaso University; ²Parthenope University DiSMMeB; ³Parthenope University DiSEGIM, Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14555

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• EVALUATING ENDOCRINE AND OXIDATIVE EFFECTS OF POLYLACTIC ACID NANOPLASTICS (PLA-NPs) ON BREAST CELL MODELS Maria Denise AMICO¹, Antonietta SANTORO², Erwin Pavel LAMPARELLI², Giovanna DELLA PORTA², Magdalena GORSKA-PONIKOWSKA^3,4,5, Francesca RAPPA^1,5, Fabio BUCCHIERI¹, Francesco CAPPELLO^1,5 | ¹Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), University of Palermo, Italy; ²Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Italy; ³Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland; ⁴Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Germany; ⁵Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14556

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• FROM PRISTINE TO LABORATORY-WEATHERED MICRO- AND NANOPLASTICS: INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS Astrid SARACENI¹, Barbara MOGNETTI¹, Erika COTTONE¹, Andrey Ethan RUBIN², Maria Pia GALLO¹, Yoav GOTHILF³, Ines ZUCKER^2,4, Federica DAL BELLO⁵, Patrizia BOVOLIN¹ | ¹Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; ²Porter School of Earth and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; ³Department of Neurobiology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; ⁴School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; ⁵Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14557

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• POLYSTYRENE NANOPARTICLES IN ZEBRAFISH: THEIR ROLE IN OCULAR STRESS AND LIPID METABOLIC IMBALANCE V. IEZZI¹, F. PERRELLA², S. ZUGARO¹, R. M. FERRI¹, A. IANNETTA³, L. SULCANESE³, T. SILVESTRINI^3,4, M. PERUGINI³, E. BENEDETTI¹, C. FERRANTE⁵ | ¹Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila; ²Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences University of L’Aquila; ³Department of Bioscience and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology, University of Teramo; ⁴Advanced Study “Theoretical and Applied Neuroscience” Preclinical, clinical and Translational neuroscience, University of Camerino, Italy; ⁵CNR-SPIN, c/o Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences University of L’Aquila, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14558

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• CELL SPECIFIC METABOLOMIC AND FLUXOMIC RESPONSES TO POLYLACTIC ACID NANOPLASTICS EXPOSURE IN HUMAN INTESTINAL CELLS Martina LOMBARDI^1,2,3, Raffaella D’AURIA¹, Marianna MARINO¹, Mariagerarda LULLO¹, Erwin Pavel LAMPARELLI¹, Federica MONTELLA¹, Giovanna DELLA PORTA^1,4, Andrea VIGGIANO¹, Jacopo TROISI^1,2,3,5, Antonietta SANTORO^1,4 | ¹Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno; ²Theoreo Srl, Montecorvino Pugliano (SA); ³European Institute of Metabolomics - Fondazione EIM, Baronissi (SA); ⁴Interdepartmental Observatory for Scientific Health Initiatives in Environmental Legislation and Disease Prevention, SHIELD, University of Salerno; ⁵Department of Chemistry and Biology, “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14559

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• EFFECTS OF POLYLACTIC ACID-NANOPLASTICS ON THE INTESTINAL BARRIER: IN VITRO ANALYSIS ON HUMAN EPITHELIAL CELLS Maria Gerarda LULLO¹, Raffaella D’AURIA¹, Marianna MARINO¹, Martina LOMBARDI¹, Giovanna DELLA PORTA^1,2, Erwin Pavel LAMPARELLI¹, Rosaria MECCARIELLO³, Andrea VIGGIANO^1,2, Antonietta SANTORO^1,2 | ¹Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy; ²Interdepartmental Observatory for Scientific Health Initiatives in Environmental Legislation and Disease Prevention, SHIELD, University of Salerno, Italy; ³Department of Medical, Motor and Wellness Sciences, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14560

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• NANOPLASTICS AND IMMUNITY: INVESTIGATING THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX’S INFLUENCE ON MACROPHAGE INTERACTION WITH POLYSTYRENE NANOPARTICLES Marianna ROCA¹, Naym BLAL¹, Zeynep RENKLER², Vincenzo GUARINO², Antonia DI MOLA¹, Antonio MASSA¹, Ilaria DE MARTINO³, Velia SICILIANO³, Daniela GUARNIERI¹ | ¹Department of Chemistry and Biology, “Adolfo Zambelli”, University of Salerno; ²Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy; ³Synthetic and Systems Biology for Biomedicine Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14561

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• EVALUATION OF TRANS-EPITHELIAL PENETRATION AND MICROPLASTIC-INDUCED TISSUE DAMAGE IN A 3D MODEL OF HUMAN RESPIRATORY MUCOSA Adelaide CARISTA¹, Domiziana PICONE¹, Giulia Maria Giorgia LO PIANO¹, Olga Maria MANNA^2,3, Stefano BURGIO^3,4, Giuseppa D’AMICO¹, Margherita FERRANTE⁵, Gea OLIVERI CONTE⁵, Francesca RAPPA¹, Rosario BARONE¹, Fabio BUCCHIERI¹, Alessandro PITRUZZELLA¹, Alberto FUCARINO⁶ | ¹Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; ²Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; ³Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy; ⁴Department of Medicine and Surgery, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy; ⁵Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", Università degli Studi di Catania, Igiene e Sanità Pubblica; ⁶Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, eCampus University, Novedrate, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14562

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• PERINATAL EXPOSURE TO BISPHENOL A AND BISPHENOL B CAN ALTER THE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF OFFSPRING Elena RICCI^1,2, Marilena MARRAUDINO^1,2, Noemi CADORIN¹, Iva SABOVIC³, Alberto FERLIN³, Stefano GOTTI^1,2 | ¹Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Orbassano, Torino, Italy; ²Department of Neuroscience ‘Rita Levi Montalcini’, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; ³Department of Medicine, Operative Unit of Andrology and Medicine of Human Reproduction, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14563

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• D-ASPARTATE ALLEVIATES THE TESTICULAR DAMAGE INDUCED BY POLYSTYRENE MICROPLASTICS Sara FALVO¹, Giulia GRILLO¹, Gabriella CHIEFFI BACCARI¹, Alessandra SANTILLO¹, Imed MESSAOUDI², Maria Maddalena DI FIORE¹, Alessandra BIASI³, Maria Rosaria AMBRUOSI³, Massimo VENDITTI³ | ¹Dept. of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy; ²LR11ES41: Génétique, Biodiversité et Valorisation des Bioresources, Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie, Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia; ³Dept of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Napoli, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14564

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• POLY(LACTIC ACID) PLASTICS CONTAMINATION (PLASTAMINATION): SIZE-DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF PLA-DERIVED NANOPLASTICS ON EARLY ZEBRAFISH DEVELOPMENT Giusy VULTAGGIO¹, Martina DI MARCO¹, Antonietta SANTORO², Marianna MARINO², Erwin Pavel LAMPARELLI², Giovanna DELLA PORTA², Francesco CAPPELLO^1,3, Federica SCALIA^1,4, Marta Anna SZYCHLINSKA⁵ | ¹Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BIND), University of Palermo, Italy; ²Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Italy; ³Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy; ⁴Department of Medicine and Surgery - Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy; ⁵Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care (Me.Pre.C.C.), University of Palermo, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14566

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• UNTARGETED METABOLOMICS REVEALS GONADAL METABOLIC DISRUPTION IN MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS EXPOSED TO CADMIUM AND MICROPLASTICS Vera ABENANTE^1,2, Andrea INGENITO^1,2, Alessio TROTTA^1,2, Giulio SANTANIELLO³, Gennaro LETTIERI³ , Marina PISCOPO³, Jacopo TROISI^1,2,4 | ¹Theoreo S.r.l., University of Salerno; ²European Institute of Metabolomics - Fondazione EIM, Baronissi (SA); ³Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples; ⁴Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14567

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• INNOVATIVE MULTI-OMIC STRATEGIES TO EXPLORE MICRO- AND NANOPLASTIC EFFECTS Andrea INGENITO^1,2, Nicole PALMIERI^1,2,3, Alessio TROTTA^1,2, Vera ABENANTE^1,2, Jacopo TROISI^1,2,4 | ¹Theoreo srl, Montecorvino Pugliano, SA, Italy; ²European Institute of Metabolomics - Fondazione EIM, Baronissi (SA) Italy; ³Department of Chemistry and Biology, “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA); ⁴Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14568

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• TOXIC EFFECTS OF POLYLACTIC ACID NANOPLASTICS ON IN VITRO MODELS OF ASTROCYTES AND NEURONS Marianna MARINO¹, Martina LOMBARDI^1-3, Raffaella D’AURIA¹, Erwin Pavel LAMPARELLI¹, Giovanna DELLA PORTA^1,4, Marta Anna SZYCHLINSKA⁵, Federica SCALIA⁶, Francesco CAPPELLO^6,7, Rosaria MECCARIELLO⁸, Andrea VIGGIANO^1,4, Antonietta SANTORO^1,4 | ¹Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Italy; ²Theoreo Srl, Montecorvino Pugliano, SA, Italy; ³European Institute of Metabolomics - Fondazione EIM, Baronissi, SA, Italy; ⁴Interdepartmental Observatory for Scientific Health Initiatives in Environmental Legislation and Disease Prevention, SHIELD, University of Salerno, Italy; ⁵Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care (MEPRECC), University of Palermo, Italy; ⁶Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Italy; ⁷Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy; ⁸Department of Physical Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14569

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• SWIMMING IN PLASTAMINATION: POLY-LACTIC ACID NANOPLASTICS AND SPERM FUNCTIONS Alberto CONTRI^1, Massimo VENDITTI², Alessia GLORIA¹, Marianna MARINO³, Erwin Pavel LAMPARELLI³, Giovanna DELLA PORTA³, Antonietta SANTORO³, Rosaria MECCARIELLO⁴ | ¹Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo; ²Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples; ³Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA); ⁴Department of Medical, Human Movement and Well-being Sciences, Parthenope University of Naples, Italy

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