Translocation of black carbon particles to human intestinal tissue
Thessa Van Pee, Kenneth Vanbrabant, Leen Rasking, Peter Van Eyken, Janneke Hogervorst, Philip Caenepeel, Marcel Ameloot, Michelle Plusquin, Tim S Nawrot · 2024
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Thessa Van Pee and co-authors find soot from the air lodged inside human gut tissue. Their 2024 study examines intestinal biopsies from five patients, using laser pulses that make carbon particles flash so they can be counted. Air pollution has been tied to gut disorders and poorer gut bacteria, and swallowed particles were a suspected bridge.
Particles turned up in every layer of both the small and large intestine samples, and fingerprint checks confirmed they were carbon. Loads ran highest in the submucosa, the layer beneath the surface lining. The ileum carried somewhat more than the colon. Five patients make a proof of presence, not a measure of harm, and the authors say so. Their finding upgrades a hypothesis into an observation: inhaled and swallowed soot does cross into the gut wall, where its effects now need study.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Thessa Van Pee, Kenneth Vanbrabant, Leen Rasking, Peter Van Eyken, Janneke Hogervorst, Philip Caenepeel, Marcel Ameloot, Michelle Plusquin, Tim S Nawrot |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |