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Nikolov N, Petkova T, Binev R, Milanova A. Low Doses of Deoxynivalenol and Zearalenone Alone or in Combination with a Mycotoxin Binder Affect ABCB1 mRNA and ABCC2 mRNA Expression in the Intestines of Pigs. TOXICS 2024; 12:297. [PMID: 38668520 PMCID: PMC11054541 DOI: 10.3390/toxics12040297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Mycotoxin binders, in combination with enzymes degrading some mycotoxins, contribute to feed detoxification. Their use reduces economic losses and the negative impacts of mycotoxins on animal health and productivity in farm animals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a mycotoxin detoxifier on the expression of the ATP-binding cassette efflux transporters ABCB1 mRNA and ABCC2 mRNA, which transport xenobiotics and thus have a barrier function, in the tissues of pigs exposed to low doses of deoxynivalenol (DON, 1 mg/kg feed) and zearalenone (ZEN, 0.4 mg/kg feed) for 37 days. The levels of expression were determined by an RT-PCR, and the effect of the mycotoxin detoxifier (Mycofix Plus3.E) was evaluated by a comparison of results between healthy pigs (n = 6), animals treated with DON and ZEN (n = 6), and a group that received both mycotoxins and the detoxifier (n = 6). A significant downregulation of ABCB1 mRNA and ABCC2 mRNA was observed in the jejunum (p < 0.05). A tendencies toward the downregulation of ABCB1 mRNA and ABCC2 mRNA were found in the ileum and duodenum, respectively. The mycotoxin detoxifier restored the expression of ABCB1 mRNA to the level found in healthy animals but did not restore that of ABCC2 mRNA to the level of healthy animals in the jejunum.
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- Nikolay Nikolov
- Department of Internal Non-Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, 6015 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; (N.N.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, 6015 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Internal Non-Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, 6015 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; (N.N.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, 6015 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
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Tran VN, Viktorová J, Ruml T. Mycotoxins: Biotransformation and Bioavailability Assessment Using Caco-2 Cell Monolayer. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:E628. [PMID: 33008111 PMCID: PMC7601793 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12100628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The determination of mycotoxins content in food is not sufficient for the prediction of their potential in vivo cytotoxicity because it does not reflect their bioavailability and mutual interactions within complex matrices, which may significantly alter the toxic effects. Moreover, many mycotoxins undergo biotransformation and metabolization during the intestinal absorption process. Biotransformation is predominantly the conversion of mycotoxins meditated by cytochrome P450 and other enzymes. This should transform the toxins to nontoxic metabolites but it may possibly result in unexpectedly high toxicity. Therefore, the verification of biotransformation and bioavailability provides valuable information to correctly interpret occurrence data and biomonitoring results. Among all of the methods available, the in vitro models using monolayer formed by epithelial cells from the human colon (Caco-2 cell) have been extensively used for evaluating the permeability, bioavailability, intestinal transport, and metabolism of toxic and biologically active compounds. Here, the strengths and limitations of both in vivo and in vitro techniques used to determine bioavailability are reviewed, along with current detailed data about biotransformation of mycotoxins. Furthermore, the molecular mechanism of mycotoxin effects is also discussed regarding the disorder of intestinal barrier integrity induced by mycotoxins.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic; (V.N.T.); (J.V.)
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Aupanun S, Poapolathep S, Phuektes P, Giorgi M, Zhang Z, Oswald IP, Poapolathep A. Individual and combined mycotoxins deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, and fusarenon-X induced apoptosis in lymphoid tissues of mice after oral exposure. Toxicon 2019; 165:83-94. [PMID: 31054920 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lymphocytes are involved in the adaptive immune response and are highly sensitive to type B trichothecenes. In grains and their products, deoxynivalenol (DON) is the most widely distributed trichothecene. It usually co-occurs with other type B members, such as nivalenol (NIV) and fusarenon-X (FX), because they are all produced by the same Fusarium fungi. However, the combined effects of mycotoxins are complex and cannot be predicted based on individual toxicity. Thus, the adverse effects of combined toxins are of increasing concern. The aim of this study was to compare the toxicity to lymphoid tissues of mice of DON alone or mixed with NIV or FX. Forty, 3-week-old male ICR mice were given a single oral administration of a vehicle control, one toxin, binary, or ternary mixtures and then sacrificed at 12 h after exposure. Mice treated with FX alone showed marked nuclear condensation and fragmentation of lymphocytes in the cortical thymus and germinal center of Peyer's patches and spleen. Similarly, these animals clearly displayed TUNEL- and Caspase-3-positive cells in the regions. In contrast, minimal changes were noticed in the lymphoid tissues of mice receiving combined toxins when compared to this toxin alone. In addition, oral exposure to FX alone significantly up-regulated the relative expression of Bax, Caspase-3, Caspase-9, and Trp53. These data increase our understanding of the toxic actions of DON, NIV, and FX alone or in combination to lymphocytes and can be used to assess the possible risk associated with their co-occurrences in foodstuffs to human and animal health.
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- Sawinee Aupanun
- .Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand; Center for Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, KU Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, CASAF, NRU-KU, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- .Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand; Center for Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, KU Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, CASAF, NRU-KU, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khonkaen University, Khonkaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Via Livornese, San Piero a Grado, 56122, Pisa, Italy
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- .Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand; Center for Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, KU Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, CASAF, NRU-KU, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
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Carrier-Mediated and Energy-Dependent Uptake and Efflux of Deoxynivalenol in Mammalian Cells. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5889. [PMID: 28725050 PMCID: PMC5517473 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06199-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Deoxynivalenol (DON) is one of the most abundant mycotoxins and exerts many adverse effects on humans and animals. To date, the transporting mechanism of DON in mammalian cells remains unclear. In this study, the parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA), Transwell models and metabolic inhibitors were used to determine the possible transporting mechanisms of DON in Caco-2, MDCK and HepG2 cells. PAMPA and Transwell models showed reduced passive transport and increased intestinal absorption, indicating a carrier-mediated transporting mechanism. Furthermore, higher unidirectional transport of DON was observed in the basolateral-to-apical direction than in the apical-to-basolateral direction, indicating the existence of efflux proteins. Interestingly, DON was accumulated in the nucleus, and no DON was detected in mitochondria, indicating that the nucleus may be the main target organelle of DON. Moreover, the use of various transporter inhibitors in different cells shows that organic anion transporters, organic cation transporters, and organic anion-transporting polypeptides participate in DON uptake, and P-glycoprotein is the major efflux protein. Importantly, DON uptake is strongly inhibited by metabolic inhibitors and is highly dependent on temperature. In summary, carrier-mediated and energy-dependent uptake and efflux mechanisms for DON in mammalian cells are reported, aiding in improving our understanding of its toxicological mechanisms.
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Akbari P, Braber S, Varasteh S, Alizadeh A, Garssen J, Fink-Gremmels J. The intestinal barrier as an emerging target in the toxicological assessment of mycotoxins. Arch Toxicol 2017; 91:1007-1029. [PMID: 27417439 PMCID: PMC5316402 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1794-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mycotoxins, the secondary metabolites of fungal species, are the most frequently occurring natural food contaminants in human and animal diets. Risk assessment of mycotoxins focused as yet on their mutagenic, genotoxic and potential carcinogenic effects. Recently, there is an increasing awareness of the adverse effects of various mycotoxins on vulnerable structures in the intestines. In particular, an impairment of the barrier function of the epithelial lining cells and the sealing tight junction proteins has been noted, as this could result in an increased translocation of luminal antigens and pathogens and an excessive activation of the immune system. The current review aims to provide a summary of the available evidence regarding direct effects of various mycotoxins on the intestinal epithelial barrier. Available data, based on different cellular and animal studies, show that food-associated exposure to certain mycotoxins, especially trichothecenes and patulin, affects the intestinal barrier integrity and can result in an increased translocation of harmful stressors. It is therefore hypothesized that human exposure to certain mycotoxins, particularly deoxynivalenol, as the major trichothecene, may play an important role in etiology of various chronic intestinal inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, and in the prevalence of food allergies, particularly in children.
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- Peyman Akbari
- Division of Veterinary Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 104, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Veterinary Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 104, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Division of Veterinary Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 104, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Veterinary Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 104, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Nutricia Research, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Veterinary Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 104, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Gratz SW, Dinesh R, Yoshinari T, Holtrop G, Richardson AJ, Duncan G, MacDonald S, Lloyd A, Tarbin J. Masked trichothecene and zearalenone mycotoxins withstand digestion and absorption in the upper GI tract but are efficiently hydrolyzed by human gut microbiota in vitro. Mol Nutr Food Res 2017; 61. [PMID: 27921366 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201600680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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SCOPE Cereal grains are commonly contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins and their plant-derived masked metabolites. The fate of masked mycotoxins in the human gut is poorly understood. Here we assess the metabolism and transport of glucoside metabolites of common trichothecenes (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, T-2 toxin) and zearalenone compounds (zearalenone, α- and β-zearalenol) in the human gut in vitro. METHODS AND RESULTS Masked mycotoxins were incubated with artificial digestive juices and absorption was assessed in differentiated Caco-2/TC7 cells. Colonic metabolism was studied using fecal batch cultures from five donors and mycotoxins were detected using LC-MS/MS. All masked mycotoxins were stable under upper GI tract conditions and no absorption was observed. Free trichothecenes were absorbed intact whereas free zearalenone compounds were absorbed and metabolized to undetected compounds by Caco-2/TC7 cells. Human gut microbiota efficiently hydrolyzed all masked mycotoxins. Trichothecenes were fully recovered as parent mycotoxins whereas 40-70% of zearalenone compounds were further metabolized to unknown metabolites. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that masked trichothecenes will reach the colon intact to be released as parent mycotoxins by gut microbiota, hence contributing to mycotoxin exposure. Masked zearalenone compounds are metabolized by gut microbiota and epithelial cells and the identity and toxicity of metabolites remain to be determined.
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- Silvia W Gratz
- Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, UK
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- Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, UK
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- Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan
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- Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, UK
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Co-exposure to low doses of the food contaminants deoxynivalenol and nivalenol has a synergistic inflammatory effect on intestinal explants. Arch Toxicol 2016; 91:2677-2687. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1902-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Kopp TI, Andersen V, Tjonneland A, Vogel U. Polymorphisms in ATP-binding cassette transporter genes and interaction with diet and life style factors in relation to colorectal cancer in a Danish prospective case-cohort study. Scand J Gastroenterol 2016; 50:1469-81. [PMID: 26109419 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1056224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family transports various molecules across the enterocytes in the gut protecting the intestine against potentially harmful substances. Moreover, ABC transporters are involved in mucosal immune defence through interaction with cytokines. The study aimed to assess whether polymorphisms in ABCB1, ABCC2 and ABCG2 were associated with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) and to investigate gene-environment (dietary factors, smoking and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and gene-gene interactions between previously studied polymorphisms in IL1B and IL10 and ABC transporter genes in relation to CRC risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used a Danish prospective case-cohort study of 1010 CRC cases and 1829 randomly selected participants from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort. Incidence rate ratios were calculated based on Cox' proportional hazards model. RESULTS None of the polymorphisms were associated with CRC, but ABCB1 and ABCG2 haplotypes were associated with risk of CRC. ABCB1/rs1045642 interacted with intake of cereals and fiber (p-Value for interaction (P(int)) = 0.001 and 0.01, respectively). In a three-way analysis, both ABCB1/rs1045642 and ABCG2/rs2231137 in combination with IL10/rs3024505 interacted with fiber intake in relation to risk of CRC (P(int) = 0.0007 and 0.009). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the ABC transporters P-glycoprotein/multidrug resistance 1 and BRCP, in cooperation with IL-10, are involved in the biological mechanism underlying the protective effect of fiber intake in relation to CRC. These results should be replicated in other cohorts to rule out chance findings.
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- Tine Iskov Kopp
- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark , Søborg , Denmark
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Alassane-Kpembi I, Puel O, Oswald IP. Toxicological interactions between the mycotoxins deoxynivalenol, nivalenol and their acetylated derivatives in intestinal epithelial cells. Arch Toxicol 2014; 89:1337-46. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-014-1309-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wang X, Wang W, Cheng G, Huang L, Chen D, Tao Y, Pan Y, Hao H, Wu Q, Wan D, Liu Z, Wang Y, Yuan Z. High Risk of Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Placental Transfer of T-2 Toxin and Its Major Metabolite HT-2 Toxin in BeWo Cells. Toxicol Sci 2013; 137:168-78. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Kadota T, Furusawa H, Hirano S, Tajima O, Kamata Y, Sugita-Konishi Y. Comparative study of deoxynivalenol, 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol, and 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol on intestinal transport and IL-8 secretion in the human cell line Caco-2. Toxicol In Vitro 2013; 27:1888-95. [PMID: 23792671 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The effects of the trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) and its acetylated derivatives, 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3ADON) and 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (15ADON) on human intestinal cell Caco-2 were investigated by the studies of transepithelial transport, gene expression, and cytokine secretion. Permeability across a Caco-2 cell monolayer was evaluated by transport study. Transport rates were ranked as DON, 3ADON<15ADON in apical-basolateral direction. 15ADON showed the highest permeability, induced the highest decrease in transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), and prompted significant Lucifer Yellow permeability. These results showed that 15ADON affect paracellular barrier function extremely. In addition, gene expressions induced by toxins were screened by DNA microarray for investigating cellular effect on Caco-2 cell. The most remarkable gene induced by DON and 15ADON was inflammatory chemokine IL-8 and thus mRNA expression and secretion of IL-8 were analyzed by PCR and ELISA. Both DON and acetylated DONs could induce mRNA expression and production of IL-8. In particular, ELISA assay showed that the ability to produce IL-8 was ranked as 3ADON<DON<15ADON. Our results indicated that 15ADON caused the highest permeability and highest IL-8 secretion among DON, 3ADON, and 15ADON in human intestinal cell.
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- Tomoyuki Kadota
- Central Laboratories for Key Technologies, Research & Development Division, Kirin Company, Limited, 1-13-5, Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.
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Scientific Opinion on risks for animal and public health related to the presence of nivalenol in food and feed. EFSA J 2013. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Wan LYM, Turner PC, El-Nezami H. Individual and combined cytotoxic effects of Fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins B1) on swine jejunal epithelial cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 57:276-83. [PMID: 23562706 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Revised: 03/02/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Fusarium mycotoxins occur worldwide in foods such as cereals and animal forages, leading to acute and chronic exposures in human and animals. Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are an important first target site for these dietary toxins. This study investigated the cytotoxicity of four common Fusarium mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV), zearalenone (ZEA) and fumonisin B1 (FB1) on a normal porcine jejunal epithelial cell line, IPEC-J2. A dose response relationship between individual mycotoxins and cell viability (MTT assay) was initially investigated, and subsequently cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic concentrations were selected to investigate combinations of two, three and all four of the mycotoxins. For individual mycotoxins, a dose response was observed with cell viability, such that the potency ranking was NIV>DON>ZEA>FB1. At cytotoxic doses of individual mycotoxins, all mixtures gave reduced cell viability compared to control. At noncytotoxic concentrations of individual mycotoxins, all mixtures were cytotoxic with DON-NIV, DON-ZEA, DON-NIV-FB1, DON-ZEA-FB1, NIV-ZEA-FB1 and all four mixed causing the greatest loss of cell viability. The latter observation in particular raises concerns over safety margins based on single toxin species, and suggests that the effects of multiple complex mixtures need to be better understood to assess health risks.
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- Lam Yim Murphy Wan
- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Moon Y. Cellular alterations of mucosal integrity by ribotoxins: Mechanistic implications of environmentally-linked epithelial inflammatory diseases. Toxicon 2012; 59:192-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Revised: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fardel O, Kolasa E, Le Vee M. Environmental chemicals as substrates, inhibitors or inducers of drug transporters: implication for toxicokinetics, toxicity and pharmacokinetics. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2011; 8:29-46. [DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2012.637918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Moon Y. Mucosal injuries due to ribosome-inactivating stress and the compensatory responses of the intestinal epithelial barrier. Toxins (Basel) 2011; 3:1263-77. [PMID: 22069695 PMCID: PMC3210458 DOI: 10.3390/toxins3101263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 10/10/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ribosome-inactivating (ribotoxic) xenobiotics are capable of using cleavage and modification to damage 28S ribosomal RNA, which leads to translational arrest. The blockage of global protein synthesis predisposes rapidly dividing tissues, including gut epithelia, to damage from various pathogenic processes, including epithelial inflammation and carcinogenesis. In particular, mucosal exposure to ribotoxic stress triggers integrated processes that are important for barrier regulation and re-constitution to maintain gut homeostasis. In the present study, various experimental models of the mucosal barrier were evaluated for their response to acute and chronic exposure to ribotoxic agents. Specifically, this review focuses on the regulation of epithelial junctions, epithelial transporting systems, epithelial cytotoxicity, and compensatory responses to mucosal insults. The primary aim is to characterize the mechanisms associated with the intestinal epithelial responses induced by ribotoxic stress and to discuss the implications of ribotoxic stressors as chemical modulators of mucosa-associated diseases such as ulcerative colitis and epithelial cancers.
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- Yuseok Moon
- Laboratory of Systems Mucosal Biomodulation, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
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Diesing AK, Nossol C, Dänicke S, Walk N, Post A, Kahlert S, Rothkötter HJ, Kluess J. Vulnerability of polarised intestinal porcine epithelial cells to mycotoxin deoxynivalenol depends on the route of application. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17472. [PMID: 21364771 PMCID: PMC3045462 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background and Aims Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a Fusarium derived mycotoxin, often occurring on cereals used for human and animal nutrition. The intestine, as prominent barrier for nutritional toxins, has to handle the mycotoxin from the mucosa protected luminal side (apical exposure), as well as already absorbed toxin, reaching the cells from basolateral side via the blood stream. In the present study, the impact of the direction of DON exposure on epithelial cell behaviour and intestinal barrier integrity was elucidated. Methods A non-transformed intestinal porcine epithelial cell line (IPEC-J2), cultured in membrane inserts, serving as a polarised in vitro model to determine the effects of deoxynivalenol (DON) on cellular viability and tight junction integrity. Results Application of DON in concentrations up to 4000 ng/mL for 24, 48 and 72 hours on the basolateral side of membrane cultured polarised IPEC-J2 cells resulted in a breakdown of the integrity of cell connections measured by transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), as well as a reduced expression of the tight junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin 3. Epithelial cell number decreased and nuclei size was enlarged after 72 h incubation of 4000 ng/mL DON from basolateral. Although necrosis or caspase 3 mediated apoptosis was not detectable after basolateral DON application, cell cycle analysis revealed a significant increase in DNA fragmentation, decrease in G0/G1 phase and slight increase in G2/M phase after 72 hours incubation with DON 2000 ng/mL. Conclusions Severity of impact of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol on the intestinal epithelial barrier is dependent on route of application. The epithelium appears to be rather resistant towards apical (luminal) DON application whereas the same toxin dose from basolateral severely undermines barrier integrity.
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- Anne-Kathrin Diesing
- Medical Faculty, Institute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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Pestka J. Toxicological mechanisms and potential health effects of deoxynivalenol and nivalenol. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2010. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2010.1247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Produced by the mould genus Fusarium, the type B trichothecenes include deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV) and their acetylated precursors. These mycotoxins often contaminate cereal staples, posing a potential threat to public health that is still incompletely understood. Understanding the mechanistic basis by which these toxins cause toxicity in experimental animal models will improve our ability to predict the specific thresholds for adverse human effects as well as the persistence and reversibility of these effects. Acute exposure to DON and NIV causes emesis in susceptible species such as pigs in a manner similar to that observed for certain bacterial enterotoxins. Chronic exposure to these mycotoxins at low doses causes growth retardation and immunotoxicity whereas much higher doses can interfere with reproduction and development. Pathophysiological events that precede these toxicities include altered neuroendocrine responses, upregulation of proinflammatory gene expression, interference with growth hormone signalling and disruption of gastrointestinal tract permeability. The underlying molecular mechanisms involve deregulation of protein synthesis, aberrant intracellular cell signalling, gene transactivation, mRNA stabilisation and programmed cell death. A fusion of basic and translational research is now needed to validate or refine existing risk assessments and regulatory standards for DON and NIV. From the perspective of human health translation, biomarkers have been identified that potentially make it possible to conduct epidemiological studies relating DON consumption to potential adverse human health effects. Of particular interest will be linkages to growth retardation, gastrointestinal illness and chronic autoimmune diseases. Ultimately, such knowledge can facilitate more precise science-based risk assessment and management strategies that protect consumers without reducing availability of critical food sources.
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- J. Pestka
- Deptartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Deptartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Center for Integrative Toxicology, 234 G. Malcolm Trout Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1224, USA
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Tedjiotsop Feudjio F, Dornetshuber R, Lemmens M, Hoffmann O, Lemmens-Gruber R, Berger W. Beauvericin and enniatin: emerging toxins and/or remedies? WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2010. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2010.1245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Beauvericin (BEA) and enniatins (ENN) are emerging Fusarium mycotoxins that are known to contaminate food and feed. BEA- and ENN-mediated cytotoxicity towards various mammalian and cancer cell lines is only partly understood yet and engages several cellular targets and molecular mechanisms. Thus, the channel forming ability of BEA and ENN selectively directs a flux of cations – particularly calcium – into the cell. The resulting increased intracellular calcium levels might be at least in part responsible for their cytotoxicity. Additionally, BEA and ENN activate programmed cell death via the internal mitochondrial pathway (release of cytochrome c, activation of pro-apoptotic proteins such as Bax and activation of caspases). Several cellular signalling pathways and regulators are influenced by these fusariotoxins including MAPK, NF-κB and p53. The in vitro cytotoxicity implicates that these compounds could be potentially used as cancer therapeutics. However, considering their high prevalence in grains destined for consumption, also potential systemic toxicity towards humans and animals has to be considered. Interestingly, the few studies that have addressed this issue in animals so far predominantly reported minor effects at least as far as acute toxicity is concerned. However, consequences especially of chronic exposure but also at pharmacologically active doses in humans/animals have not been explored in detail. Nevertheless, both compounds exhibit interesting pharmacological characteristics (as they are cytotoxic especially to cancer cells, inhibit drug efflux pumps, are non-mutagenic, inhibit bone resorption) which suggest them as potential drug candidates to fight disseminated cancer. Thus, detailed studies on the consequences of chronic and bolus BEA and ENN exposure are eagerly needed.
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- F. Tedjiotsop Feudjio
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Agrobiotechnology, IFA-Tulln, Institute of Biotechnology in Plant Production, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Ivanova L, Uhlig S, Eriksen G, Johannessen L. Enniatin B1 is a substrate of intestinal P-glycoprotein, multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 and breast cancer resistance protein. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2010. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2010.1225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Enniatins are cyclic hexadepsipeptides produced by various fungi, known to have ionophoric, antibiotic and insecticidal activity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the intestinal absorption characteristics of enniatin B1 (ENN-B1). Using the human intestinal Caco-2 cell line, we found that the permeability of ENN-B1 in the basolateral to apical direction was 6.7× higher as compared to the permeability in the opposite direction, indicating involvement of apically located transporters. Transport of ENN-B1 in the apical to basolateral direction was increased significantly upon treatment of Caco-2 cells with the P-glycoprotein (Pgp) inhibitor verapamil and the multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2) inhibitor MK571, but only weakly and not significantly after treatment with the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) inhibitor fumitremorgin C. Additionally, MDCK II cells over-expressing Pgp, MRP2 or BCRP, showed reduced sensitivity towards ENN-B1. These data demonstrate for the first time that ENN-B1 is a substrate of MRP2 and suggests that Pgp, MRP2 and possibly BCRP are involved in transport of ENN-B1 across the intestine.
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- L. Ivanova
- National Veterinary Institute, Section for Chemistry, Ullevålsveien 68, P.O. Box 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway
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- National Veterinary Institute, Section for Chemistry, Ullevålsveien 68, P.O. Box 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway
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- National Veterinary Institute, Section for Chemistry, Ullevålsveien 68, P.O. Box 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway
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- National Veterinary Institute, Section for Chemistry, Ullevålsveien 68, P.O. Box 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway
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Videmann B, Mazallon M, Prouillac C, Delaforge M, Lecoeur S. ABCC1, ABCC2 and ABCC3 are implicated in the transepithelial transport of the myco-estrogen zearalenone and its major metabolites. Toxicol Lett 2009; 190:215-23. [PMID: 19647055 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Revised: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 07/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The myco-estrogene zearalenone (ZEA) is a worldwide cereal contaminant, implicated in reproductive disorders in animals and humans. Intestinal cells constitute a first barrier to mycotoxins exposure, since they express membrane ABC transporters that may affect the bioavailability of food xenobiotics. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms involved in the transepithelial transfer of ZEA and its major metabolites alpha- and beta-zearalenols (ZOLs), first using human intestinal Caco-2 cells. When exposed to ZEA, alpha-ZOL or beta-ZOL either in the apical (AP) or basolateral (BL) compartment, cells showed asymmetry in the AP-BL and BL-AP transfer of mycotoxins. Metabolic inhibitors increased ZEA, alpha-ZOL and beta-ZOL intracellular accumulation. Caco-2 cells apically exposed to ZEA produced metabolites (ZOLs and glucuronides) whose distribution between AP, BL and intracellular compartments was significantly modified by ABCCs inhibitor MK571. ABCB1-, ABCC1-, ABCC2 and ABCC3-transfected cells were used for studies of intracellular accumulation of ZEA, alpha-ZOL and beta-ZOL with or without specific inhibitors, and for competitive studies using fluorescent substrates. The results showed that ZEA, alpha-ZOL and beta-ZOL were substrates for ABCC2. ABCC1 was also involved in ZEA and alpha-ZOL transport, whereas ABCC3 only interacted with beta-ZOL. These specific interactions suggest a role for ABCC1-3 transport proteins in zearalenone exposure and its resulting risk for human health.
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- Bernadette Videmann
- UMR 1233 INRA-ENVL, MTCX, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, 1 av. Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France
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Dornetshuber R, Heffeter P, Sulyok M, Schumacher R, Chiba P, Kopp S, Koellensperger G, Micksche M, Lemmens-Gruber R, Berger W. Interactions between ABC-transport proteins and the secondaryFusariummetabolites enniatin and beauvericin. Mol Nutr Food Res 2009; 53:904-20. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200800384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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LIU CH. Cellular Absorption of Emodin Influenced by Anthraquinones in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells. Chin J Nat Med 2008. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1009.2008.00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yazar S, Omurtag GZ. Fumonisins, trichothecenes and zearalenone in cereals. Int J Mol Sci 2008; 9:2062-2090. [PMID: 19330061 PMCID: PMC2635619 DOI: 10.3390/ijms9112062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2008] [Revised: 10/26/2008] [Accepted: 10/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Fumonisins are phytotoxic mycotoxins which are synthesized by various species of the fungal genus Fusarium such as Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg (ex F.moniliforme Sheldon) and Fusarium proliferatum. The trichothecene (TC) mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produce by species that belong to several fungal genera, especially Fusarium, Stachybotrys, Trichothecium, Trichoderma, Memnoniella and Myrothecium. Fusarium mycotoxins are widely dispersed in cereals and their products. Zearalenone (ZEA) is an estrogenic compound produced by Fusarium spp. such as F. graminearum and F. culmorum. Fumonisins, the TCs and ZEA are hazardous for human and animal health. Contamination with TCs causes a number of illnesses in human and animal such as decrease in food consumption (anorexia), depression or inhibition on immune system function and haematoxicity. The purpose of this paper is to give a review of the papers published on the field of fumonisin, TC and ZEA mycotoxins in cereals consumed in the world.
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- Selma Yazar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, 34668, Haydarpaşa - İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, 34668, Haydarpaşa - İstanbul, Turkey
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Videmann B, Mazallon M, Tep J, Lecoeur S. Metabolism and transfer of the mycotoxin zearalenone in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2008; 46:3279-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2008] [Revised: 07/02/2008] [Accepted: 07/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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LIU CH, JIANG ZZ, HUANG X, WANG CF, DUAN WG, YAO JC, LIU J, WU XD, ZHANG LY. Cellular Absorption of Emodin Influenced by Anthraquinones in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells. Chin J Nat Med 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(09)60025-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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