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Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Fecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Growth

BACKGROUND: Plastic exposures have been shown to impact the microbiome, metabolism and growth of animals. However, no human studies have examined how plastic exposures are associated with fecal microbiota, microbial metabolites, or growth. Here we examine the association of plastic bottle feeding wi...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Heather Jianbo, Tilves, Curtis, Differding, Moira, Zhang, Mingyu, Liu, Tiange, Benjamin-Neelon, Sara, Hoyo, Cathrine, Ostbye, Truls, Mueller, Noel
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Publicado: American Journal Experts 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9882695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36712078
http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2454597/v1
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author Zhao, Heather Jianbo
Tilves, Curtis
Differding, Moira
Zhang, Mingyu
Liu, Tiange
Benjamin-Neelon, Sara
Hoyo, Cathrine
Ostbye, Truls
Mueller, Noel
author_facet Zhao, Heather Jianbo
Tilves, Curtis
Differding, Moira
Zhang, Mingyu
Liu, Tiange
Benjamin-Neelon, Sara
Hoyo, Cathrine
Ostbye, Truls
Mueller, Noel
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description BACKGROUND: Plastic exposures have been shown to impact the microbiome, metabolism and growth of animals. However, no human studies have examined how plastic exposures are associated with fecal microbiota, microbial metabolites, or growth. Here we examine the association of plastic bottle feeding with infant fecal microbiota, microbial short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolites, and anthropometry in the first year of life. METHODS: 462 infants from the prospective Nurture Birth Cohort were included to examine frequency of plastic bottle feeding (every feeding vs. less than every feeding) at 3 months with anthropometric outcomes (skinfolds, length-for-age, and weight-for-length) at 1 year. A subset of 64 and 67 infants were included in analyses examining the fecal microbiota and fecal SCFAs, respectively. Microbial taxa were measured by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the V4 region and SCFA concentrations were quantified using gas chromatography at 3 and 12 months of age. RESULTS: After adjustment for potential confounders, less frequent plastic bottle use was associated with lower fecal microbiota alpha Shannon diversity at 3 months (mean difference for plastic bottle used less than every feeding vs. every feeding = −0.53, 95% CI: −0.90, −0.17, p < 0.01) and lower propionic acid concentration at 3 months (mean log + 1 difference for plastic bottle used every feeding vs. less than every feeding = −0.53, 95% CI: −1.00, −0.06, p = 0.03). Furthermore, compared to infants who used plastic bottle at every feeding, infants who were plastic bottle-fed less frequently (1 −3 times/day) at 3 months had significantly lower length-for-age z-scores at 12 months (mean difference= −0.40, 95% CI: −0.72, −0.07, p = 0.016). CONCLUSION: Plastic bottle exposure may impact early infant gut microbiota and microbial SCFAs, which may in turn affect growth.
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spelling pubmed-98826952023-01-28 Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Fecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Growth Zhao, Heather Jianbo Tilves, Curtis Differding, Moira Zhang, Mingyu Liu, Tiange Benjamin-Neelon, Sara Hoyo, Cathrine Ostbye, Truls Mueller, Noel Res Sq Article BACKGROUND: Plastic exposures have been shown to impact the microbiome, metabolism and growth of animals. However, no human studies have examined how plastic exposures are associated with fecal microbiota, microbial metabolites, or growth. Here we examine the association of plastic bottle feeding with infant fecal microbiota, microbial short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolites, and anthropometry in the first year of life. METHODS: 462 infants from the prospective Nurture Birth Cohort were included to examine frequency of plastic bottle feeding (every feeding vs. less than every feeding) at 3 months with anthropometric outcomes (skinfolds, length-for-age, and weight-for-length) at 1 year. A subset of 64 and 67 infants were included in analyses examining the fecal microbiota and fecal SCFAs, respectively. Microbial taxa were measured by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the V4 region and SCFA concentrations were quantified using gas chromatography at 3 and 12 months of age. RESULTS: After adjustment for potential confounders, less frequent plastic bottle use was associated with lower fecal microbiota alpha Shannon diversity at 3 months (mean difference for plastic bottle used less than every feeding vs. every feeding = −0.53, 95% CI: −0.90, −0.17, p < 0.01) and lower propionic acid concentration at 3 months (mean log + 1 difference for plastic bottle used every feeding vs. less than every feeding = −0.53, 95% CI: −1.00, −0.06, p = 0.03). Furthermore, compared to infants who used plastic bottle at every feeding, infants who were plastic bottle-fed less frequently (1 −3 times/day) at 3 months had significantly lower length-for-age z-scores at 12 months (mean difference= −0.40, 95% CI: −0.72, −0.07, p = 0.016). CONCLUSION: Plastic bottle exposure may impact early infant gut microbiota and microbial SCFAs, which may in turn affect growth. American Journal Experts 2023-01-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9882695/ /pubmed/36712078 http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2454597/v1 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.
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Zhao, Heather Jianbo
Tilves, Curtis
Differding, Moira
Zhang, Mingyu
Liu, Tiange
Benjamin-Neelon, Sara
Hoyo, Cathrine
Ostbye, Truls
Mueller, Noel
Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Fecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Growth
title Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Fecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Growth
title_full Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Fecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Growth
title_fullStr Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Fecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Growth
title_full_unstemmed Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Fecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Growth
title_short Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Fecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Growth
title_sort associations of plastic bottle exposure with infant fecal microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, and growth
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9882695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36712078
http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2454597/v1
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