Researchers shed light on the mechanism of macrophage-microplastic interactions (IMAGE)
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In a new study, researchers have discovered that Tim4, a receptor on macrophages that recognizes apoptotic cells, facilitates the interaction between microplastics and macrophages and hampers an important cellular process called efferocytosis.
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Masafumi Nakayama from Ritsumeikan University, Japan
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