Recent advances in assessing the effects of mycotoxins using animal models

AF Furian, MR Fighera, LFF Royes… - Current Opinion in Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food products are susceptible to mycotoxin contamination. The intoxication produces
distinct signs, depending on mycotoxin, duration, dose, and species susceptibility …

May phytophenolics alleviate aflatoxins-induced health challenges? A holistic insight on current landscape and future prospects

H Rasouli, FD Nayeri, R Khodarahmi - Frontiers in nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The future GCC-connected environmental risk factors expedited the progression of nCDs.
Indeed, the emergence of AFs is becoming a global food security concern. AFs are lethal …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure assessment and cancer risk characterization of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) through ingestion of raw cow milk in southern Ghana

NK Kortei, T Annan, V Kyei-Baffour, EK Essuman… - Toxicology reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Milk and dairy products are the most important nutritional foods among all age groups.
Aflatoxin M1 (AFM 1) contaminates milk and makes its consumption potentially dangerous …

Pumpkin extract and fermented whey individually and in combination alleviated AFB1-and OTA-induced alterations on neuronal differentiation in vitro

M Frangiamone, M Alonso-Garrido, G Font… - Food and Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food and feed are daily exposed to mycotoxin contamination which effects may be
counteracted by functional compounds like carotenoids and fermented whey. Among …

Aflatoxin B1 induces infertility, fetal deformities, and potential therapies

S Francis, NK Kortei, M Sackey, SA Richard - Open Medicine, 2024 - degruyter.com
Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a subsidiary poisonous metabolite, archetypally spawned by
Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, which are often isolated in warm or tropical countries …

The role of mycotoxins in neurodegenerative diseases: current state of the art and future perspectives of research

VTT Nguyen, S König, S Eggert, K Endres… - Biological …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Mycotoxins are fungal metabolites that can cause various diseases in humans and animals.
The adverse health effects of mycotoxins such as liver failure, immune deficiency, and …

Exposure assessment and risk characterization of aflatoxins intake through consumption of maize (Zea mays) in different age populations in the Volta Region of …

NK Kortei, T Annan, J Dzikunoo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Aflatoxin contamination in foods is a vital health challenge for low and middle-income
countries in subtropical regions. Maize (Zea mays L.), a staple food most widely grown in …

Mycoflora, aflatoxins, and antimicrobial properties of some Ghanaian local spices and herbs

NK Kortei, G Kumah, CO Tettey… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are significant contaminants and destroyers of spices. This study aimed at determining
the mycoflora, mycotoxins, contaminants, and antimicrobial properties of some local spices; …

A Brief Review on Aflatoxicosis in Aquaculture With a Focus on Fish

M Ziarati, A Imani, H Ghafarifarsani… - Aquaculture …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Feed quality is among the most determinative criteria for aquaculture success. Along with
feed ingredient quality and its production process, feed storage conditions would also affect …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal profile, levels of aflatoxin M1, exposure, and the risk characterization of local cheese 'wagashi'consumed in the Ho Municipality, Volta Region, Ghana

NK Kortei, VS Gillette, M Wiafe-Kwagyan, LO Ansah… - Toxicology Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Wagashi is a West African type cottage cheese locally prepared from cow milk.
Wagashi like other milk products, is prone to microbial contamination, particularly by fungi …