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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

  16-10-2025

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

  175

• 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

  16-10-2025

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

  214

• 151 | Dysregulation of the lung-brain axis induced by CMIT/MIT: oxidative stress and junctional protein impairment lead to α-synuclein accumulation and dopaminergic neurotoxicity Nicla Tranchida¹, Rosanna Di Paola², Marika Cordaro³ | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ²Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ³Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging University of Messina, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15403

  44

• 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

  16-10-2025

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

  144

• 093 | Beyond biodegradability: assessing the toxicological footprint of polylactic acid nanoplastics on zebrafish gastrointestinal tract development Francesca Chiara Cecala¹, Giusy Vultaggio¹, Martina Di Marco¹, Alessandra Maria Vitale¹, Rosario Barone¹, Francesca Rappa¹, Maria Denise Amico¹, Erwin Pavel Lamparelli², Giovanna Della Porta², Antonietta Santoro², Francesco Cappello^1|4, Federica Scalia³, 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; ³Department of Medicine and Surgery - Kore University of Enna, Italy; ⁴Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology IEMEST, Palermo, Italy; ⁵Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care MePreCC, University of Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15345

  54

• Airborne microplastics: a Trojan horse for respiratory dysfunction and multiorgan damage

  Domiziana Picone, Adelaide Carista, Giulia Maria Giorgia Lo Piano, Olga Maria Manna, Stefano Burgio, Fabio Bucchieri, Giuseppa D'Amico, Alessandro Pitruzzella, Alberto Fucarino

  22-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.13945

  268

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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

  16-10-2025

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

  210

• 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

  16-10-2025

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

  242

• 04 | MICRO AND NANO-PLASTICS A NEW CONCERN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH? Margherita Ferrante, Eloise Pulvirenti | Department of Medical Sciences, Surgical and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Italy

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  20-04-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15573

  102

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