Polystyrene microplastic‐induced endoplasmic reticulum stress contributes to growth plate endochondral ossification disorder in young rat

Author:

Zhang Qingqing1,Lang Yuanyuan2,Tang Xiaomin1,Cheng Wenshu1,Cheng Zugen1,Rizwan Mohammad1,Xie Lixin1,Liu Yanling1,Xu Hengyi3,Liu Yang1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pediatrics The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Jiangxi Province People's Republic of China

2. Medical Imaging Center The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Jiangxi Province People's Republic of China

3. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources Nanchang University Nanchang Jiangxi Province People's Republic of China

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundPrevious studies on the effects of microplastics (MPs) on bone in early development are limited. This study aimed to investigate the adverse effects of MPs on bone in young rats and the potential mechanism.MethodsThree‐week‐old female rats were orally administered MPs for 28 days, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress inhibitor salubrinal (SAL) and ER stress agonist tunicamycin (TM) were added to evaluate the effect of ER stress on toxicity of MPs. The indicators of growth and plasma markers of bone turnover were evaluated. Tibias were analyzed using micro‐computed tomography (micro‐CT). Histomorphological staining of growth plates was performed, and related gene expression of growth plate chondrocytes was tested.ResultsAfter exposure of MPs, the rats had decreased growth, shortened tibial length, and altered blood calcium and phosphorus metabolism. Trabecular bone was sparse according to micro‐CT inspection. In the growth plate, the thickness of proliferative zone substantial reduced while the thickness of hypertrophic zone increased significantly, and the chondrocytes were scarce and irregularly arranged according to tibial histological staining. The transcription of the ER stress‐related genes BIP, PERK, ATF4, and CHOP dramatically increased, and the transcription factors involved in chondrocyte proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and matrix secretion were aberrant according to RT‐qPCR and western blotting. Moreover, the addition of TM showed higher percentage of chondrocyte death. Administration of SAL alleviated all of the MPs‐induced symptoms.ConclusionThese results indicated that MPs could induce growth retardation and longitudinal bone damage in early development. The toxicity of MPs may attribute to induced ER stress and impaired essential processes of the endochondral ossification after MPs exposure.

Publisher

Wiley

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