A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna has investigated a possible link between the rising number of people with chronic inflammatory bowel disease and the increasing exposure to micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs).

The research shows that plastic particles influence the immune cells and the intestinal microbiome and can thus increase inflammation. The results were recently published in the journal Microplastics and Nanoplastics.

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