Mycotoxin exposure and human cancer risk: A systematic review of epidemiological studies

L Claeys, C Romano, K De Ruyck… - … Reviews in Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in investigating the carcinogenicity of
mycotoxins in humans. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of data linking …

Mycotoxins and human disease: a largely ignored global health issue

CP Wild, YY Gong - Carcinogenesis, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aflatoxins and fumonisins (FB) are mycotoxins contaminating a large fraction of the world's
food, including maize, cereals, groundnuts and tree nuts. The toxins frequently co-occur in …

Occurrence and human-health impacts of mycotoxins in Somalia

E Wielogorska, M Mooney, M Eskola… - Journal of agricultural …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by various molds that contaminate many
staple foods and cause a broad range of detrimental health effects in animals and humans …

Comparative acute and combinative toxicity of aflatoxin B1 and fumonisin B1 in animals and human cells

C McKean, L Tang, M Tang, M Billam, Z Wang… - Food and Chemical …, 2006 - Elsevier
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and fumonisin B1 (FB1) are important food-borne mycotoxins. The co-
contamination of food stuffs with these two mycotoxins is well known and has been possibly …

Dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A and fuminisins of adults in Lao Cai province, Viet Nam: A total dietary study approach

BTM Huong, L Brimer, A Dalsgaard - Food and chemical toxicology, 2016 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins, fumonisins and ochratoxin A that contaminate various agricultural commodities
are considered of significant toxicity and potent human carcinogens. This study took a total …

Mycotoxins as human carcinogens—the IARC Monographs classification

V Ostry, F Malir, J Toman, Y Grosse - Mycotoxin research, 2017 - Springer
Humans are constantly exposed to mycotoxins (eg aflatoxins, ochratoxins), mainly via food
intake of plant and animal origin. The health risks stemming from mycotoxins may result from …

[HTML][HTML] Mycotoxin-linked mutations and cancer risk: a global health issue

T Ekwomadu, M Mwanza, A Musekiwa - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Humans continue to be constantly exposed to mycotoxins, mainly through oral exposure
(dietary), inhalation, or dermal contact. Recently, it has been of increasing interest to …

Fumonisin contamination of food: progress in development of biomarkers to better assess human health risks

PC Turner, P Nikiema, CP Wild - Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology …, 1999 - Elsevier
Fumonisins, fungal toxins produced by Fusarium moniliforme, contaminate maize based
foods and feeds throughout the world. They cause liver and kidney toxicity in animals in …

Interaction of fumonisin B1 and aflatoxin B1 in a short-term carcinogenesis model in rat liver

WCA Gelderblom, WFO Marasas, S Lebepe-Mazur… - Toxicology, 2002 - Elsevier
The co-existence of the fumonisin and aflatoxin mycotoxins in corn merited studies to
investigate their possible synergistic toxicological and carcinogenic effects. When utilising a …

Co-contamination of aflatoxin B1 and fumonisin B1 in food and human dietary exposure in three areas of China

G Sun, S Wang, X Hu, J Su, Y Zhang, Y Xie… - Food additives and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Aflatoxins and fumonisins are ubiquitous foodborne toxicants and the co-occurrence of
these mycotoxins in human foods represents a significant public health concern, which has …