Microplasty can be According to a factor in raising osteoporosis around the world Recently published studies. The study reveals that when these tiny plastic particles get into the body, they interfere with the functioning of bone marrow stem cells, which are necessary to maintain and repair bone tissue.
All your life your bones are complemented. Osteoporosis is a state in which this process goes wrong and the bone distribution exceeds the speed at which it is mentioned. This leads to bone weakening over time and more likely of fracture. Condition has many risk factors-I, sex, medicines, diet, smoking and drinking and genetics are known for affecting this – with a disease developing slowly with time. Often people do not realize that they have this condition until they break their bones.
This recent analysis, published in the journal Osteoporosis International, adds exposure to microplasty as a potential recent risk factor. The research reviewed 62 scientific articles that conducted various laboratory and animal tests on the possible effect of micro- and nanoplastics on the bones. The analysis of laboratory experiments showed that microplasty stimulate the formation of osteoclasts, cells formed by stem cells in the bone marrow that degrade bone tissue to promote resorption, a process in which the body decomposes and eliminates venerable or damaged bones.
The study also showed that in relation to the bone of plastic particles can reduce cell life, induce premature cellular aging, modify gene expression and cause inflammatory answers. The combination of these effects generates an imbalance in which osteoclasts destroy more bone tissue than regenerated, causing accelerated weakening of the bone structure.
Looking at animal research, scientists found that the accumulation of microplasty in the body reduces the number of white blood cells – which suggests changes in the bone marrow function. In addition, these animal studies suggest that the effect of microplasty on osteoclasts can be associated with deterioration of bone microstructure and the formation of irregular cell structures, increasing the risk of bone fragility, deformation and fractures.
“In this study, adverse, disturbing, disturbing, disturbing, disturbing of animal skeleton growth, said co -author Rodrigo Bueno de Oliveira Wa press release. “The potential effect of microplasty on bones is the subject of scientific research and is not irrelevant.”
Oliveira, who is a laboratory coordinator for assessing mineral disorders and bone in nephrology at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, is now working with his team to further prove the relationship between exposure to microplasty and bone deterioration. The tests will start with the assessment of the effect of microplastic particles on the stroke bones.
“Although osteometbolic diseases are relatively well understood, there is a gap in our knowledge about the impact of microplastics on the development of these diseases. Therefore, one of our goals is to generate evidence suggesting that microplasty can be a potential controlled cause of the environment, for example, an escalate in the anticipated number of bone fractures,” said Oliveira.
Microplastics and nanoplastics are small fragments of plastic – some so small that they are invisible to the naked eye – which broke away from everyday objects when they are spread by sunlight, wind, rain, sea water or abrasion. The main difference between the two is their size: microplastics measure from 1 micrometer (one thousandth of millimeter) to 5 millimeters, while nanoplastics are less than 1 micrometer. These particles have been detected all over the world in natural environments, as well as throughout the human body and in meat, water and various agricultural products.
Research began to show that this type of plastic pollution can damage. Experts say that this means urgently to reduce the use of plastics. Each year, over 500 million tons of material are produced all over the world, but only 9 percent are recycled, and most of the others spread to the environment and degrade.
This story originally appeared Wired in Spanish and was translated from Spanish.