Analysis of microplastics in human feces reveals a correlation between fecal microplastics and inflammatory bowel disease status

Z Yan, Y Liu, T Zhang, F Zhang, H Ren… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Human ingestion of microplastics (MPs) is inevitable due to the ubiquity of MPs in various
foods and drinking water. Whether the ingestion of MPs poses a substantial risk to human …

You are what you eat: Microplastics in the feces of young men living in Beijing

N Zhang, YB Li, HR He, JF Zhang, GS Ma - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Microplastics have been widely detected in the environment and marine
organisms. However, few studies have investigated the presence of microplastics in …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of microplastics on the intestinal microbiota: a systematic review of preclinical evidence

TG de Souza-Silva, IA Oliveira, GG da Silva, FCV Giusti… - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims We systematically review the in vivo preclinical evidence on the impact of microplastics
(MPs) on the intestinal microbiota and morphofunctional changes involving the intestinal …

Oral exposure to polyethylene microplastics alters gut morphology, immune response, and microbiota composition in mice

M Djouina, C Vignal, A Dehaut, S Caboche, N Hirt… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous and growing presence of microplastics (MPs) in all compartments of the
environment raises concerns about their possible harmful effects on human health. Human …

Human biomonitoring of microplastics and health implications: A review

G Zuri, A Karanasiou, S Lacorte - Environmental research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles (< 5 mm) ubiquitous in water,
soil, and air, indicating that humans can be exposed to MPs through ingestion of water and …

Microplastic: A potential threat to human and animal health by interfering with the intestinal barrier function and changing the intestinal microenvironment

Z Huang, Y Weng, Q Shen, Y Zhao, Y Jin - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics are widely used in many fields due to their stable physical and chemical properties,
and their global production and usage increase significantly every year, which leads to the …

Prevalence of microplastics in animal-based traditional medicinal materials: Widespread pollution in terrestrial environments

S Lu, R Qiu, J Hu, X Li, Y Chen, X Zhang, C Cao… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is an emerging environmental and health concern. MPs have
been extensively observed in the aquatic environment, yet rarely investigated in the …

Critical review on microplastics in fecal matter: research progress, analytical methods and future outlook

F Pérez-Guevara, G Kutralam-Muniasamy… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
There has been an ever-increasing attention over years for investigating microplastics in
feces of lower to higher trophic organisms from diverse environments. Focusing on the …

Microplastics: A review of analytical methods, occurrence and characteristics in food, and potential toxicities to biota

CL Bai, LY Liu, YB Hu, EY Zeng, Y Guo - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in various environment compartments, including food.
Here, we collected research reports of MPs in food published during 2010–2020, and …

Microplastics: What happens in the human digestive tract? First evidences in adults using in vitro gut models

E Fournier, M Leveque, P Ruiz, J Ratel, C Durif… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the environment and humans are inevitably exposed
to them. However, the effects of MPs in the human digestive environment are largely …