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This study investigates the effects of low fluoride exposure on macrophage polarization and its underlying mechanisms through epidemiological surveys, animal experiments, and in vitro cell experiments. In the population-based epidemiological survey, we used mass cytometry to assess the impact of low fluoride exposure (0.570\u20132.027 mg\/L) in the environment on human immune cell populations following the current water improvement and fluoride reduction measures. A rat fluorosis model was established by treating rats with sodium fluoride (NaF) in drinking water at concentrations of 0 mg\/L, 5 mg\/L, 10 mg\/L, 25 mg\/L, and 50 mg\/L for 90 days., and morphological changes were assessed by hematoxylin\u2013eosin (H&amp;E) staining and transmission electron microscopy in the spleen of rats. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the proportion of macrophage subtypes in the spleen, while Western blot and immunofluorescence were performed to detect the expression of mitochondrial autophagy-related proteins. An M1 macrophage model was constructed in vitro by inducing THP-1 cells, and the effects of fluoride on macrophage-related cell markers and cytokines were assessed using flow cytometry and ELISA, respectively, following intervention with an autophagy inhibitor. Mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial\u2013lysosomal colocalization are analyzed through flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. The study aims to investigate the role of mitophagy in sodium fluoride-induced macrophage polarization. Epidemiological investigations revealed that low fluoride increases the proportion of blood monocytes, as well as the expression levels of CD68 (a macrophage surface marker), CD86 (an M1 macrophage marker), and the inflammatory cytokine IFN-\u03b3 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). In the rats of NaF-treated groups, splenic tissues exhibited inflammatory infiltration, mitochondrial swelling, and increased autophagosome formation. Moreover, low fluoride activated the PINK1\/Parkin-mediated mitophagy pathway, promoting an increase in the M2\/M1 macrophage ratio. In vitro experiments further confirmed that autophagy inhibitors reversed the NaF-induced increase in the M2\/M1 macrophage ratio. This study demonstrates that low fluoride induces inflammatory responses in the body and drives M1 macrophage polarization toward M2 macrophages via mitophagy. 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