# men are especially vulnerable to microplastics

## Метаданные

- **Канал:** Bryan Johnson
- **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89YD7MNhe0I

## Содержание

### [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89YD7MNhe0I) Segment 1 (00:00 - 01:00)

Should men or women worry more about microplastics? Scientists fed male and female mice microplastics over 9 weeks? That's kind of mean. Their goal was to assess the effect microplastics have on plaque buildup and cardiovascular risk. But what they found was surprising. After 9 weeks, only the male mice showed major increases in plaque. Their plaque area increased by 63% in the aortic root and over 600% in the brachioiphalic artery. But that wasn't all. When the scientists looked at the arterial cells in the male mice, they saw that microplastics changed the way that these cells behaved, making them more inflamed, stressed, and likely to form plaque. Microplastics also turned on genes linked to inflammation and heart disease, but not just in mice, in human cells, too. So, why weren't the female mice affected in the same way? This study doesn't give a final answer, but it may be because estrogen helps protect the heart and blood vessels in females. One thing is clear, microplastics are everywhere. Whether you're male or female, reducing exposure to microplastics is a good idea.

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*Источник: https://ekstraktznaniy.ru/video/33154*