Cereals and legumes, being the major staples of many African communities, frequently used
for complementary foods for infants and young children. However, aflatoxin contamination is …

Cereals and cereal-based products are primary sources of nutrition across the world.
However, contamination of these foods with aflatoxins (AFs), secondary metabolites …

Background The initial stages of human life including the fetal period, infancy and early
childhood are the most critical periods of human growth and development. Due to immature …

Abstract Aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1), a dietary toxin from the mold Aspergillus species, is well
acknowledged to elicit extra-hepatic toxicity in both animals and humans. The neurotoxicity …

Aflatoxins (AFs) are mycotoxins, predominantly produced by Aspergillus flavus, A.
parasiticus, A. nomius, and A. pseudotamarii. AFs are carcinogenic compounds causing …

This study assessed, for the first time, the mycotoxicological risks from consumption of
complementary foods by infants and young children in Nigeria. Molds belonging to …

Soil phytopathogenic fungi are principally associated with crop diseases; however, the
effects of fungal infection may extend beyond the field to human and animal consumers …

Background and aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer
worldwide and its incidence has increased during the past decade. While hepatitis B and C …

In this study, alterations in lipid metabolism associated with acute aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)
induced hepatotoxicity and gene expression changes underlying these effects were …

Aflatoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that contaminate dietary staples worldwide,
including maize, rice and groundnuts. Dietary exposure to aflatoxins is a public health …