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Food-derived cyanidin-3-O-glucoside reverses microplastic toxicity via promoting discharge and modulating the gut microbiota in mice

Researchers found that cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G), a naturally occurring anthocyanin compound found in many fruits and vegetables, helped reduce the harmful effects of polystyrene microplastics in mice. C3G supplementation promoted the excretion of microplastics, reduced tissue accumulation, and alleviated oxidative stress and inflammation caused by the particles. The study also showed that C3G helped restore healthy gut microbiota that had been disrupted by microplastic exposure.

2021 Food & Function 52 citations
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Characterizing the Gut Microbial Metabolic Profile of Mice with the Administration of Berry-Derived Cyanidin-3-Glucoside

This paper is not about microplastics — it characterizes how the berry-derived compound cyanidin-3-glucoside alters gut microbiome composition and metabolic profiles in mice.

2023 Metabolites 2 citations
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Modulation of Gut Microbial Metabolism by Cyanidin-3-O-Glucoside in Mitigating Polystyrene-Induced Colonic Inflammation: Insights from 16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics

A natural plant compound called cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G), found in red bayberry and other berries, reduced colon inflammation caused by polystyrene microplastic exposure in mice. C3G worked by reshaping the gut bacteria community and restoring healthy levels of anti-inflammatory signaling molecules. This suggests that certain dietary antioxidants may help protect the gut from damage caused by microplastic exposure.

2024 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 22 citations
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Anthocyanins as protectors of gut microbiota: mitigating the adverse effects of microplastic-induced disruption

This review examines how anthocyanins, bioactive compounds found in berries and other pigmented plants, may protect gut microbiota from disruption caused by microplastic exposure. Researchers synthesized evidence suggesting that anthocyanins counteract microplastic-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in the gut. The findings indicate that dietary anthocyanins could serve as a protective factor against the adverse effects of microplastics on digestive health.

2025 Food Innovation and Advances 1 citations
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Canidin-3-glucoside prevents nano-plastics induced toxicity via activating autophagy and promoting discharge

Researchers showed that cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G), a natural anthocyanin, reduced polystyrene nanoplastic toxicity in Caco-2 cells and C. elegans by activating autophagy and promoting cellular discharge of internalized particles, suggesting a dietary protective mechanism.

2021 Environmental Pollution 43 citations
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Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside impacts fecal discharge of polystyrene microplastics in mice: Potential role of microbiota-derived metabolites

Researchers found that the dietary compound cyanidin-3-O-glucoside accelerated the fecal discharge of polystyrene microplastics in mice by remodeling gut microbiota composition and altering microbiota-derived metabolites, suggesting a potential dietary strategy for reducing microplastic accumulation.

2022 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 20 citations
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Microplastics and the gut-brain axis: Unraveling neurotoxic mechanisms and health implications

This review examines how microplastics interact with the gut-brain axis, a communication network linking the digestive system to the central nervous system. Researchers found that microplastics can disrupt intestinal barrier integrity, alter gut microbiota composition, and trigger systemic inflammation that may affect neurotransmitter balance and brain function. The study suggests that chronic microplastic exposure through the diet could contribute to neurological effects through inflammatory and oxidative stress pathways.

2026 The Innovation Medicine
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Anti-diabetic effect of anthocyanin cyanidin-3-O-glucoside: data from insulin resistant hepatocyte and diabetic mouse

Researchers showed that cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) — a natural pigment found in blueberries and other dark fruits — can improve insulin sensitivity in both liver cell cultures and diabetic mice by suppressing a protein that blocks insulin signaling. The findings suggest C3G could be a dietary strategy for managing type 2 diabetes.

2024 Nutrition and Diabetes 39 citations
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Research progress in mechanisms of neurotoxicity induced by micro(nano)plastic exposure

This review summarizes the potential ways that micro- and nanoplastics may harm the nervous system, including through oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage, disruption of the blood-brain barrier, and interference with the gut-brain connection. Researchers found that these particles can accumulate in the nervous system through ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact, potentially contributing to cognitive and behavioral changes. The study also highlights promising protective agents, including curcumin and probiotics, that may help counteract some of these neurotoxic effects.

2025 All Life 3 citations
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Mechanistic insight of neurodegeneration due to micro/nano-plastic-induced gut dysbiosis.

This review provided mechanistic insight into how micro/nano-plastic-induced gut dysbiosis drives neurodegeneration, tracing a pathway from intestinal microbiome disruption to neuroinflammation and brain damage. It identified the gut-brain axis as the critical link between plastic particle exposure and progressive neurodegenerative conditions.

2025 Archives of toxicology
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Oxidized/unmodified-polyethylene microplastics neurotoxicity in mice: Perspective from microbiota-gut-brain axis

Mice exposed to both regular and environmentally weathered polyethylene microplastics developed brain and gut damage, including behavioral changes, weakened gut and blood-brain barriers, and inflammation -- with weathered microplastics causing even more harm. Importantly, treatment with a probiotic (Lactobacillus) and a prebiotic partially reversed these effects, suggesting that gut-friendly supplements might help protect against microplastic-related brain and intestinal damage.

2024 Environment International 64 citations
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Innovative mechanisms of micro- and nanoplastic-induced brain injury: Emphasis on the microbiota-gut-brain axis

This review summarizes how micro- and nanoplastics may damage the brain through the gut-brain axis, a communication pathway between the digestive system and the nervous system. Nanoplastics can disrupt gut bacteria and weaken the intestinal barrier, potentially sending inflammatory signals to the brain. The authors suggest that targeting gut health could be a way to reduce brain damage caused by nanoplastic exposure.

2024 Life Sciences 17 citations
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Gut Microbiota as a Potential Player in Mn-Induced Neurotoxicity

This review examined how manganese overexposure disrupts gut microbiota and contributes to neurotoxicity, discussing how microbial dysbiosis may amplify neurodegeneration through proinflammatory metabolites and altered neuronal signaling pathways.

2021 Biomolecules 41 citations
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Dysregulation of the microbiota-brain axis during long-term exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics in rats and the protective role of dihydrocaffeic acid

Researchers exposed rats to low doses of polystyrene nanoplastics over 24 weeks and observed disruptions in the gut-brain connection, including changes in gut bacteria, intestinal damage, and altered brain function. A natural compound called dihydrocaffeic acid showed protective effects against these nanoplastic-induced harms. The study suggests that long-term nanoplastic exposure may disrupt the communication between gut microbes and the brain, with potential implications for neurological health.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 36 citations
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate ameliorates polystyrene microplastics-induced anxiety-like behavior in mice by modulating gut microbe homeostasis

A mouse study found that exposure to polystyrene microplastics caused anxiety-like behavior by disrupting gut bacteria and triggering brain inflammation. A green tea compound called EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate) reversed these effects by restoring healthy gut microbe balance and reducing inflammation in the brain. This suggests the gut-brain connection plays a key role in how microplastics affect mental health, and that certain dietary compounds might offer protection.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 61 citations
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The effects of heavy metal exposure on brain and gut microbiota: A systematic review of animal studies

This systematic review of 16 animal studies found evidence that heavy metal exposure disrupts gut microbiota composition, which may in turn affect brain function through the gut-brain axis. Lead was the most studied metal, and the findings suggest that environmental contaminant-induced gut dysbiosis could mediate neurotoxic effects, a mechanism that may also apply to microplastic exposure.

2024 Environmental Pollution 33 citations
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Seaweed polysaccharide relieves hexavalent chromium-induced gut microbial homeostasis

Researchers found that seaweed polysaccharides can restore gut microbial balance disrupted by hexavalent chromium exposure in mice, reducing pathogenic bacteria and increasing beneficial species, suggesting a potential dietary intervention for heavy metal-induced intestinal damage.

2023 Frontiers in Microbiology 12 citations
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Assessment of the protective and ameliorative impact of quercetin nanoparticles against neuronal damage induced in the hippocampus by acrolein

Researchers found that quercetin nanoparticles — tiny particles of a natural antioxidant found in plants — protected brain cells in the hippocampus from damage caused by acrolein, a toxic compound linked to Alzheimer's disease, suggesting nanoparticle delivery of quercetin as a potential therapeutic strategy.

2024 Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 4 citations
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Black Lycium barbarum polysaccharide attenuates LPS-induced intestine damage via regulation gut microbiota

Researchers studied whether a polysaccharide from black Lycium barbarum could protect against intestinal damage caused by bacterial toxins in mice. They found that the supplement alleviated intestinal tissue damage and improved gut microbiota diversity by promoting beneficial bacteria. The study suggests that this plant-derived polysaccharide may help maintain intestinal health by modulating the gut microbial community.

2023 Frontiers in Microbiology 16 citations
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Anthocyanins as Immunomodulatory Dietary Supplements: A Nutraceutical Perspective and Micro-/Nano-Strategies for Enhanced Bioavailability

This review examines anthocyanins as immunomodulatory dietary supplements, covering their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on immune cells, cytokine balance, gut microbiota, and gut health. The review also discusses micro- and nano-delivery strategies to improve the bioavailability of these plant-derived pigments.

2023 Preprints.org 5 citations
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Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside reduces nanopolystyrene-induced toxicity and accumulation: roles of mitochondrial energy metabolism and cellular efflux

Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, a plant pigment, reduced the toxicity and cellular accumulation of polystyrene nanoplastics in model organisms by enhancing mitochondrial energy metabolism and boosting the activity of ABC transporter proteins that export nanoplastics from cells.

2022 Environmental Science Nano 8 citations
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The microbiota-gut-brain axis in mental and neurodegenerative disorders: opportunities for prevention and intervention.

This review synthesized evidence linking gut microbiome disruption to neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders via the microbiota-gut-brain axis, identifying opportunities for prevention and intervention. Gut dysbiosis driven by environmental factors—including plastic-associated chemicals—was implicated in conditions like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, and depression.

2025 Frontiers in aging neuroscience
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Trehalose Acts asa Mediator: Imbalance in Brain ProteostasisInduced by Polystyrene Nanoplastics via Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis duringEarly Life

This is a duplicate entry of the trehalose-mediated brain proteostasis nanoplastics study (ID 12233).

2025 Figshare
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Ameliorative effects of mulberry fruit anthocyanin extract on gut microbiota and liver metabolites in high-fat and high-cholesterol diet-fed ApoE−/− mice

Researchers investigated mulberry anthocyanin extract in high-fat, high-cholesterol diet-fed mice and found it reduced LDL cholesterol and inflammatory markers while favorably shifting gut microbial composition and modulating liver metabolites including glutamine and ATP, suggesting a mechanism linking gut microbiota to atherosclerosis risk reduction.

2026 Frontiers in Nutrition