PET microplastics affect human gut microbiota communities during simulated gastrointestinal digestion, first evidence of plausible polymer biodegradation during human digestion
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) are a widely recognized global problem due to their prevalence in natural environments and the food chain. However, the impact of microplastics on human microbiota and their possible biotransformation in the gastrointestinal tract have not been well reported. To evaluate the potential risks of microplastics at the digestive level, completely passing a single dose of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) through the gastrointestinal tract was simulated by combining a harmonized static model and the dynamic gastrointestinal simgi model, which recreates the different regions of the digestive tract in physiological conditions. PET MPs started several biotransformations in the gastrointestinal tract…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 13.11
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 74
Authors
8- ATAlba TamargoCorresponding
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- NMNatalia Molinero
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- JJJulián J. Reinosa
Ayuntamiento de Castellón de la Plana, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio
- VAVictor Alcolea-Rodriguez
Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica
- RPRaquel Portela
Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica
Topics & keywords
- Microplastics
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Human gastrointestinal tract
- Microbiome
- Digestion (alchemy)
- Microorganism
- Digestive tract
- Human health