Fig. 11

Effect of MP-PS and probiotics on (A) plasma, (B) hypothalamus Kiss1 in rats after 7 weeks. Date are shownas the mean ± S.E.M. (n = 6 rats/group). Con: control; MP-PS1: 1 mg/kg Polystyrene microplastic (MP-PS) per day; MP-PS5: 5 mg/kg MP-PS per day; MP-PS10:10 mg/kg MP-PS per day; MP-PS10 + Pro: 10 mg/kg MP-PS + 108 number of probiotics per day; Pro: 108 number of probiotics. The values with different letters (a, b) represent significantly different (p < 0.05) as analyzed by Duncan’s multiple range test.