Reduction in Circulating Microplastics in Humans Following Gastrointestinal Sequestration by Chitosan: A Pilot Controlled Study
Umberto Cornelli, Giovanni Belcaro, Claudio Casella · 2026
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Umberto Cornelli, Giovanni Belcaro, and Claudio Casella test in 2026 whether a chitosan supplement, made from crayfish shells, can trap microplastics in the gut and lower the amount circulating in human blood. Tiny plastic particles now show up in everyone's blood, and no removal method existed.
Eleven healthy adults took the supplement for fifteen days while ten matched peers took a placebo. Blood plastic levels fell by about a quarter in the treated group and did not budge in controls. Mid-sized particles dropped most, and reductions spanned the main plastic types. The pilot is small and short, yet it offers the first human evidence that gut trapping might cut internal plastic burden.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Umberto Cornelli, Giovanni Belcaro, Claudio Casella |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |