Xiaojie Sun
Contributed to a 2026 toxicology study linking early-life exposure to microplastics and the plasticiser DEHP to autism-relevant brain changes through impaired mTOR-regulated autophagy
School of Public Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control · Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
Xiaojie Sun shares Ling Zhang's affiliation at Wuhan University of Science and Technology's School of Public Health, and is a co-author on the same 2026 paper on early-life microplastic and phthalate exposure, which found the combination produces autism-spectrum-disorder-relevant changes in mice driven by mTOR pathway activation and impaired autophagy.
Milestones in the Atlas
| Year | Evidence | Study |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | Early-life exposure to polypropylene microplastics and DEHP induces ASD-relevant neurodevelopmental alterations involving mTOR-regulated autophagy impairment YANG2026 Co-author on the finding that early-life polypropylene-microplastic and DEHP co-exposure drives ASD-relevant neurodevelopmental damage in mice through mTOR-pathway activation and autophagy impairment. |
Co-authors in the Atlas
People with a profile here who share at least one study with Xiaojie Sun.
- Ling Zhang Contributed to a 2026 toxicology study linking early-life exposure to microplastics and the plasticiser DEHP to autism-relevant brain changes through impaired mTOR-regulated autophagy
- Yifei Wang Environmental toxicologist who contributed to a study of how early-life exposure to food-contact microplastics and a common plasticiser disrupts brain development through mTOR signalling