Toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) upon oral exposure has been studied in animals using
physiological changes, behavior, histology, and blood analysis for evaluation. The effects …

The increasing interest in nanoparticles for advanced technologies, consumer products, and
biomedical applications has led to great excitement about potential benefits but also …

Orally ingested nanoparticles may overcome the gastrointestinal barrier, reach the
circulatory system, be distributed in the organism and cause adverse health effects …

Gut bacteria are involved in regulating several important physiological functions in the host,
and intestinal dysbacteriosis plays an important role in several human diseases, including …

Because of the rising application of nanoparticles in food and food-related products, we
investigated the influence of the digestion process on the toxicity and cellular uptake of silver …

Since ingestion is one of the main routes of entry of nanoparticles (NPs) in our organism,
simple and fast in vitro models of the intestinal barrier can be helpful to evaluate NPs risk …

The increasing commercial use of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) will inevitably lead to
elevated silver exposure and thus to potential human health complications. In this study the …

Foodborne diseases are one of the factors that endanger the health of consumers,
especially in people at risk of exclusion and in developing countries. The continuing search …

Ingestion of engineered nanomaterials is inevitable due to their addition to food and
prevalence in food packaging and domestic products such as toothpaste and sun cream. In …

Silver nanoparticles are used in consumer products like food contact materials, drinking
water technologies and supplements, due to their antimicrobial properties. This leads to an …