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Table 1 The mice experimental design

From: Underestimated health risks: polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics jointly induce intestinal barrier dysfunction by ROS-mediated epithelial cell apoptosis

Experiment

Group No.

PS50 (mg/kg body weight)

PS500 (mg/kg body weight)

PS5000 (mg/kg body weight)

Male

(n)

Female

(n)

Biodistribution experimenta)

1

0

0

0

10

5

2

250 (RF)

0

0

10

5

3

250 (RF)

125 (GF)

0

10

5

4

250 (RF)

250 (GF)

0

10

5

5

250 (RF)

500 (GF)

0

10

5

6

0

250 (RF)

0

10

5

7

125 (RF)

250 (GF)

0

10

5

8

500 (RF)

250 (GF)

0

10

5

9

0

0

250 (RF)

10

5

10

250 (RF)

0

250 (GF)

10

5

11

0

250 (RF)

250 (GF)

10

5

Toxicity effects on intestinal barrier experimentb)

1

0

0

0

10

0

2

250 (NF)

0

0

10

0

3

500 (NF)

0

0

10

0

4

0

250 (NF)

0

10

0

5

0

500 (NF)

0

10

0

6

250 (NF)

250 (NF)

0

10

0

Oxidant and antioxidant treatment experimentc)

1

0

0

0

25

0

2

250 (NF)

0

0

15

0

3

500 (NF)

0

0

15

0

4

0

250 (NF)

0

15

0

5

0

500 (NF)

0

15

0

6

250 (NF)

250 (NF)

0

15

0

28-day repeated dose oral toxicity studyd)

1

0

0

0

10

0

2

2.5 (NF)

0

0

10

0

3

25 (NF)

0

0

10

0

4

50 (NF)

0

0

10

0

5

250 (NF)

0

0

10

0

6

500 (NF)

0

0

10

0

7

0

2.5 (NF)

0

10

0

8

0

25 (NF)

0

10

0

9

0

50 (NF)

0

10

0

10

0

250 (NF)

0

10

0

11

0

500 (NF)

0

10

0

12

25 (NF)

25 (NF)

0

10

0

13

250 (NF)

250 (NF)

0

10

0

  1. a) Results in Fig. 3 and 4 and Figures S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, and S8; b) Results in Fig. 5 and Figure S9; c) Results in Fig. 6 and Figures S10 and S11; d) Results in Fig. 7 and Figures S12 and S13. NF, non-fluorescence; RF, red fluorescence; GF, green fluorescence