Special Issue: toxicity of metals, metal-based drugs, and microplastics

Ścibior, Agnieszka; Aureliano, Manuel; Llopis, Juan

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Ścibior, Agnieszka

Aureliano, Manuel

Llopis, Juan

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In the present Special Issue (SI), titled “Toxicity of Metals, Metal-Based Drugs, and Microplastics”, an attempt has been made to include reports updating our knowledge about micro- and nanoplastics, certain airborne metals, some metals/metal complexes, chemotherapeutic drugs, and antioxidants. More precisely, this SI provides a review on the development of fluorescent probes essential for monitoring the presence of microand nanoplastics in the environment, examines micro- and nanoplastics as endocrinedisrupting factors, addresses the sources, toxicokinetics, and toxicodynamics of the most relevant metals associated with air pollution and their effects on vulnerable populations, describes some trace metals as essential nutrients and environmental toxicants, discusses the therapeutic potential of metal-based and PARP inhibitor chemotherapy for BRCA1- associated triple-negative breast cancer, and collects data on the influence of cisplatin on the functionality and surface characteristics of mesenchymal stromal cells. In addition, this SI provides valuable findings on the importance of some natural antioxidants like Coenzyme Q10 in addressing the neurotoxic impacts of chemotherapy. The scientific articles making up this SI, i.e., five review articles and two original papers (seven in total), have garnered a total of 44 citations and 23,143 views, indicating an average of 6 citations and 3306 views per publication (26 June 2026). Figure 1 summarizes the issues included in this SI.