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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2024

Amorphous silica nanoparticles and the human gut microbiota: a relationship with multiple implications.

Massimiliano G Bianchi, Martina Chiu, Giuseppe Taurino, Enrico Bergamaschi, Francesca Turroni, Leonardo Mancabelli, Giulia Longhi, Marco Ventura, Ovidio Bussolati

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Nobiletin-mediated autophagy mitigates nanoplastic-induced toxicity in human intestinal Caco-2 cells.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  7. Biological Effects of Micro-/Nano-Plastics in Macrophages.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Massimiliano G BianchiLab. of General Pathology, Dept. of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. massimiliano.bianchi@unipr.it.
Martina ChiuLab. of General Pathology, Dept. of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Giuseppe TaurinoLab. of General Pathology, Dept. of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Enrico BergamaschiDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Paediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Francesca TurroniInterdepartmental Research Centre "Microbiome Research Hub", University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Leonardo MancabelliInterdepartmental Research Centre "Microbiome Research Hub", University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Giulia LonghiInterdepartmental Research Centre "Microbiome Research Hub", University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Marco VenturaInterdepartmental Research Centre "Microbiome Research Hub", University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Ovidio BussolatiLab. of General Pathology, Dept. of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
University of Parma · ITUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amorphous silica nanoparticles (ASNP) are among the nanomaterials that are produced in large quantities. ASNP have been present for a long time in several fast-moving consumer products, several of which imply exposure of the gastrointestinal tract, such as toothpastes, food additives, drug excipients, and carriers. Consolidated use and experimental evidence have consistently pointed to the very low acute toxicity and limited absorption of ASNP. However, slow absorption implies prolonged exposure of the intestinal epithelium to ASNP, with documented effects on intestinal permeability and immune gut homeostasis. These effects could explain the hepatic toxicity observed after oral administration of ASNP in animals. More recently, the role of microbiota in these and other ASNP effects has attracted increasing interest in parallel with the recognition of the role of microbiota in a variety of conditions. Although evidence for nanomaterial effects on microbiota is particularly abundant for materials endowed with bactericidal activities, a growing body of recent experimental data indicates that ASNPs also modify microbiota. The implications of these effects are recounted in this contribution, along with a discussion of the more important open issues and recommendations for future research.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeNanoparticlesAnimalsHumansIntestinal MucosaSilicon DioxideSilicon DioxideAmorphous silica nanoparticlesBiocoronaDysbiosisInflammatory bowel diseaseMetabolic associated fatty liver diseaseMicrobiotaSAS

Identifiers

PMID38291460
PMCPMC10826219
OpenAlexW4391360811

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