Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Table 2 Main gut microbiota changes recorded after particulate matters, or DEP exposure in experimental mice

From: Diesel exhaust particles alter the profile and function of the gut microbiota upon subchronic oral administration in mice

	Sample	α-diversity	Firmicutes	Bacteroidetes	Verrucomicrobia	Actinobacteria	Cyanobacteria	Lactobacillus	GM function	Toxicity
Kish et al. 2013 [25]	faecal		↑	↓	↑				↓SCFA^a
Li et al. 2017 [27]	caecal	↓	↓		↑	↓	↓		↑atherogenic lipids
Mutlu et al. 2018 [22]	caecal	↑	↓	↑
Wang et al. 2018 [23]	faecal	↓								Altered glucose metabolism
Li et al. 2019 [32]	faecal							↑		Colon inflammation, mucus depletion
Fitch et al. 2020 [33]	ileal tissue	↓	↓	↑						Altered intestinal integrity and inflammation

a: acetic, propionic and butyric acids

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