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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Therapeutic Benefits of Nano-Echinacea Extract on Reproductive Injury Induced by Polystyrene Plastic Materials in Rat Model via Regulating Gut-Brain Axis.

Yi-Yuh Hwang, Sabri Sudirman, Pei-Xuan Tsai, Chine-Feng Mao, Athira Johnson, Tai-Yuan Chen, Deng-Fwu Hwang, Zwe-Ling Kong

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yi-Yuh HwangDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.
Sabri SudirmanDepartment of Fisheries Product Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indralaya 30662, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0003-2821-3772
Pei-Xuan TsaiDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.
Chine-Feng MaoDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.
Athira JohnsonDepartment of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, South Kalamassery 682002, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4881-5340
Tai-Yuan ChenDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6234-9190
Deng-Fwu HwangDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.
Zwe-Ling KongDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4877-6524

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plastics pollution is a critical global environmental issue, with growing concern over the increasing presence of nanoplastic particles. Plastics are major environmental pollutants that adversely affect human health, particularly when plastics from food sources enter the body and pose potential risks to reproductive health.

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BrainBrain-Gut AxisEchinaceaNanoparticlesPlant ExtractsPlasticsPolystyrenesReproductionAnimalsChitosanDisease Models, AnimalDysbiosisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMaleOxidative StressRatsChitosanPlant ExtractsPlasticsPolystyreneschitosan-silica nanoparticlesEchinacea purpurea extractgut–brain axishypothalamus–pituitary–gonadal axismale fertilitypolystyrene nanoplastics

Identifiers

PMID40649873
PMCPMC12249745

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