Superfund Research Program
Gut Microbiome-Arsenic-Diabetes Interactions
Project Leader: Kun Lu
Co-Investigators: Fei Zou, Timothy McDermott (Montana State University), Ryan B. Sartor, Miroslav Styblo
Grant Number: P42ES031007
Funding Period: 2020-2025
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- 334 - Disentangling Relationships Between Arsenic and the Gut Microbiome -- Fry, Lu, Bradham
Release Date: 10/06/2022Using an innovative method to simulate the gastrointestinal (GI) system, an NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP)-funded study revealed the interplay between arsenic exposure and the gut microbiome. The scientists assessed how arsenic alters the microbiome and how much arsenic can be dissolved into the bloodstream after being broken down by the gut, also known as bioaccessibility.