Deoxynivalenol (DON) as a mycotoxin was commonly found in food and cereals which can affect immune function and inflammatory response. The majority of foods contain DON at levels below the official limit. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of non-cytotoxic concentration of DON on inflammation and its mechanisms using the IL-10 gene-silenced RAW264.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe etiology of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) involves complex genetic and environmental factors such as mycotoxin contamination. Deoxynivalenol (DON), a well-known mycotoxin, contaminates food and feed and can induce intestinal injury and inflammatory response. The dose of DON in many foods is also below the limit, although the dose of DON exceeds the limit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffects of Selenium-enriched probiotics (SP) on ochratoxin A-induced kidney injury, growth performance, antioxidant injury, selenoprotein and DNA methylation transferases (DNMTs) expression of piglets were investigated in the article. A total of 48 piglets were randomly divided into 4 groups and fed with basal diet (Con, 0.15 mg Se/kg and OTA at 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOchratoxin A (OTA) and fumonisin B1 (FB1), two of the most toxicologically important mycotoxins, often coexist in a variety of foodstuff and feed in humans and animals. Because of the low content of FB1 in foodstuff and feed, alone harmfulness of FB1 is often ignored. However, it is unknown whether the lower dosage of FB1 aggravates the toxicity of other mycotoxins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic tubulointerstitial nephropathy (CTIN) is one of the most common kidney diseases. However, treatment for CTIN has multiple limits. Adjuvant therapy through nutritional regulation has become a hot research topic at present.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe intestinal tract is a target for the deoxynivalenol (DON), which has adverse effects in animals and humans' health by affecting intestinal functions. Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) is an important degradation product of glucosinolates (GSLs), belonging to an anti-nutritional factor that affects the digestion and absorption of nutrients in the animals' intestinal. However, little attention has been paid to the interaction and its mechanism between DON and PEITC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFumonisin B1 (FB1), a worldwide contaminating mycotoxin, can cause global food issue. It has been reported that FB1 is related to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology. However, the study of FB1-induced nephrotoxicity in vitro is very limited and the mechanism is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the key factor in various intestinal inflammation which could disrupt the epithelial barrier function. Deoxynivalenol (DON), a well-known mycotoxin, can induce intestinal injury. However, the combined enterotoxicity of LPS and DON has rarely been studied.
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September 2020
Ochratoxin A (OTA) was reported to induce proximal tubules nephrotoxicity in humans and animals. However, the toxicity of OTA on glomeruli has rarely been studied. We investigated OTA-induced glomerular injury and the underlying mechanisms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCyclosporine A (CsA) extracted from the products of fungal fermentation is used to develop a chronic nephropathy model. However, it has numerous side effects. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin that induces renal injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs the most toxic mycotoxin of all of the fungal toxins, aflatoxin B (AFB) has carcinogenesis, heptotoxicity, and immunotoxicity. DNA methylation plays a critical role in gene expression regulation of the pathological process. However, the relationship between DNA methylation and AFB-induced immunotoxicity was not yet reported.
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