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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Effects of Microplastics on the Central Reproductive Neuroendocrine System in a Sheep Model.

Patrycja Młotkowska, Bartosz Osuch, Elżbieta Marciniak, Dorota Anna Zięba, Adrianna Konopka, Tomasz Misztal

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Patrycja MłotkowskaDepartment of Animal Physiology, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3 St., 05-110 Jablonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5676-1373
Bartosz OsuchDepartment of Animal Physiology, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3 St., 05-110 Jablonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2873-5597
Elżbieta MarciniakDepartment of Animal Physiology, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3 St., 05-110 Jablonna, Poland.
Dorota Anna ZiębaDepartment of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science, University of Agriculture, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 31-059 Kraków, Poland.
Adrianna KonopkaLaboratory of Analysis of Gastrointestinal Tract Protective Barrier, Department of Animal Nutrition, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3 St., 05-110 Jablonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3054-7651
Tomasz MisztalDepartment of Animal Physiology, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3 St., 05-110 Jablonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2556-4983

Funding

National Science Centre, Poland 2023/07/X/NZ9/01407
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study investigated the impact of microplastics, specifically polystyrene microparticles (PS-MP), on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) neurohormonal axis, which regulates reproductive functions in animals and humans. The primary objective was to examine the effects of PS-MP on the expression of key genes and hormone concentrations within the gonadotropic system of sheep. Two doses of PS-MP-the lower dose (LD; 0.015 mg/kg) and the higher dose (HD; 0.15 mg/kg)-were administered intravenously every three days over two estrous cycles (34 days). Both doses significantly decreased the relative abundance of

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MicroplasticsNeurosecretory SystemsReproductionAnimalsFemaleGene Expression RegulationGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal AxisHypothalamusKisspeptinsLuteinizing HormoneNeurokinin BPolystyrenesPreoptic AreaSheepGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneKisspeptinsLuteinizing HormoneMicroplasticsNeurokinin BPolystyrenesFSHGnRHhypothalamuskisspeptinLHmicroplasticspituitarysheep

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PMCPMC12984827

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