Mycotoxins at the Start of the Food Chain in Costa Rica: Analysis of Six Fusarium Toxins and Ochratoxin A between 2013 and 2017 in Animal Feed and Aflatoxin M1 …

A Molina, G Chavarría, M Alfaro-Cascante, A Leiva… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites, produced by fungi of genera Aspergillus, Penicillium
and Fusarium (among others), which produce adverse health effects on humans and …

Key Role of Porcine Cytochrome P450 2A19 in the Bioactivation of Aflatoxin B1 in the Liver

Z Wang, Q Huang, F Zhang, J Wu, L Wang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The metabolic transformation of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in pigs remains understudied,
presenting a gap in our toxicological understanding compared with extensive human-based …

Gut Microbiota Profiling of Aflatoxin B1-Induced Rats Treated with Lactobacillus casei Shirota

WPP Liew, S Mohd-Redzwan, LTL Than - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a ubiquitous carcinogenic food contaminant. Gut microbiota is of vital
importance for the host's health, regrettably, limited studies have reported the effects of …

Exposure assessment on aflatoxin M1 from milk and dairy products-relation to public health

E Malissiova, G Soultani, K Tsokana… - Clinical Nutrition …, 2022 - Elsevier
Summary Background-aim Aflatoxin M 1 (AFM 1) contaminates milk and dairy products that
are widely consumed foods. Therefore, there is increased concern for human exposure to …

A comprehensive review of mycotoxins: Toxicology, detection, and effective mitigation approaches

R Khan, F Anwar, FM Ghazali - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Mycotoxins, harmful compounds produced by fungal pathogens, pose a severe threat to
food safety and consumer health. Some commonly produced mycotoxins such as aflatoxins …

Assessment of aflatoxin exposure among young children in Ethiopia using urinary biomarkers

A Ayelign, AZ Woldegiorgis, A Adish… - Food Additives & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The direct measurement of biomarkers of exposure in biological fluids such as urine has
become important for assessing aflatoxin exposure in humans as it is the only tool that …

Demand for aflatoxin‐safe maize in Kenya: Dynamic response to price and advertising

V Hoffmann, CM Moser… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In countries where regulatory enforcement is weak, voluntary third‐party verification of firms'
food safety processes can allow concerned consumers to select safer products. However …

[HTML][HTML] Functional yogurt aims to protect against the aflatoxin B1 toxicity in rats

AM Abdel-Salam, AN Badr, AH Zaghloul, ARH Farrag - Toxicology Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, the rise of mycotoxin contamination in food materials was found to be due to
several factors, including climatic changes' impact. Therefore, the aim of this study was to …

Effect of aflatoxin B1 on bovine spermatozoa's proteome and embryo's transcriptome

A Komsky-Elbaz, D Kalo, Z Roth - Reproduction, 2020 - rep.bioscientifica.com
This study aims to evaluate the deleterious effect of the mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on
bull spermatozoa and the carryver effect on the developing embryo. Proteomic analysis of …

Bioactive compounds from Aspergillus niger extract enhance the antioxidant activity and prevent the genotoxicity in aflatoxin B1-treated rats

MA Abdel-Wahhab, AA El-Nekeety, AS Hathout… - Toxicon, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to identify the bioactive compounds of the ethyl acetate extract of
Aspergillus niger SH2-EGY using GC-MS and to evaluate their protective role against …