Food-grade TiO2 is trapped by intestinal mucus in vitro but does not impair mucin O-glycosylation and short-chain fatty acid synthesis in vivo: implications for gut barrier protection.
Pauline TalbotJoanna M Radziwill-BienkowskaJasper B J KamphuisKarine SteenkesteSarah BettiniVéronique RobertMarie-Louise NoordineCamille MayeurEric GaultierPhilippe LangellaCatherine Robbe-MasselotEric HoudeauMuriel ThomasMuriel Mercier-BoninPublished in: Journal of nanobiotechnology (2018)
Food-grade TiO2 is trapped by intestinal mucus in vitro but does not affect mucin O-glycosylation and short-chain fatty acid synthesis in vivo, suggesting the absence of a mucus barrier impairment under "healthy gut" conditions.