Occurrence of microplastics and disturbance of gut microbiota: a pilot study of preschool children in Xiamen, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microplastics (MPs) have garnered widespread attention because of their presence in human placenta, stool, and even blood. Ingestion is considered the major route of human exposure to MPs. It has been found that the consumption of food and water is associated with more MP abundance in human stools. The usage of plastic containers, particularly feeding bottles, may be a major contributor to MP contamination. However, human exposure to MPs and potential factors that influence exposure, especially for preschoolers, remains largely unknown. When exposed to MPs, mice exhibited gut microbiota dysbiosis, including alterations in diversity indices, a decreased relative abundance of probiotics and an increased abundance of pathogenic bacteria. Such results have also been observed

SUBMITTER: Ke D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585208 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature