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PubMed1977

Incidence and control of mycotoxin producing molds in domestic and imported cheeses.

Molds were isolated from moldy cheese trimmings and both nonmoldy and moldy samples of domestic and imported retail samples of cheese. The majority of molds found were Penicillium species. A small percentage (about 4 p. 100) of the molds encountered were species known to be capable of producing recognized mycotoxins (P. cyclopium, P. viridicatum, A. flavus and A. ochraceus). Most of the molds isolated has psychrotrophic properties and were capable of growing at 5 degrees C. Sorbates were found to be partially effective in delaying the growth of molds obtained from cheese. However, 65--75 p. 100 of the mold isolates were capable of initiating growth in the presence of 0.3 p. 100 potassium sorbate within 7 days at 5 degrees C. Pimaricin, on the other hand, prevented the growth of all the mold isolates at 12 and 5 degrees C and of 96 p. 100 of the isolates at 25 degrees C for at least 7 days.

Aspergillus↗
PubMed1977

The American Oil Chemists' Society's Smalley mycotoxin check sample program : an evaluation.

For many years the American Oil Chemists' Society has offered through its Smalley Committee a number of oilseed and oilseed product check sample programs for interested analysts throughout the World. The goals of these programs are the standardization and upgrading of analytical proficiency, as well as providing recognition for excellence. A Smalley Subcommittee was formed to establish a check sample program for Mycotoxin contaminated commodities. This program was initiated in the (1974-1975) season with a deoiled aflatoxin contaminated peanut meal series and a deoiled aflatoxin contaminated cottonseed meal series. Each series consisted of an initial practice sample and five check meal samples provided at one month intervals. Laboratories participating in this program represent a cross section of industry, regulatory agencies, and referee chemists in North America and Europe. Methods of analysis for these series are restricted to those of A.O.A.C. and A.O.C.S. paraphrases. These are the C.B. or B.F. Methods for peanut products and the Pons procedure for cottonseed products. Operational and statistical evaluations of these two series seasons are presented.

Computers↗
PubMed1977

Fusarium equiseti associated mycotoxins as possible cause of Degnala disease.

In an attempt to find out the etiology of Degnala disease, occurring among buffaloes and zebu cattle in certain rice growing areas of India, preliminary field and laboratory investigations were conducted. On the basis of information so obtained, certain hypotheses (possible causes) were formulated and each of them was examined by instituting laboratory and experimental studies. These investigations suggested the possibility of the involvement of mycotoxins.

Animals↗
PubMed1983

Effects of T-2 mycotoxin on bovine serum proteins.

Mycotoxin T-2 (0.5 mg/kg of body weight) was administered orally to mixed-breed beef calves. Serum protein fractions, immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgM, and several complement protein concentrations were studied in control and toxin-treated calves. Total protein, albumin, and globulin concentrations all decreased in toxin-treated calves as compared with that in controls. Similarly, the concentrations of alpha-, beta 1-, and beta 2-globulin fractions were reduced in the toxin-treated calves more than those in controls. The IgG and IgM values were lower in toxin-treated calves than those in the controls. Complement proteins Bbov (of the alternate pathway) and the 3rd component of complement were lower in the toxin-treated calves. The fragment of Bbov activation, B gamma 2, was increased after toxin treatment, indicating that activation of the alternate complement pathway was responsible for at least some of the reduction of the 3rd component of complement.

Animals↗
PubMed1983

Five-year study of mycotoxins in Virginia wheat and dent corn.

Every year during the 5-year period 1976-1980, approximately 100 samples each of corn and wheat from trucks delivering the grains at elevators in Virginia were collected by personnel of the Federal Grain Inspection Service and shipped to NRRC. Samples were analyzed as soon as possible for aflatoxin, zearalenone, and ochratoxin A. The 3 mycotoxins were not detected in any wheat sample. Zearalenone and ochratoxin A were not found in any corn sample; however, aflatoxin was detected in at least 25% of the corn samples from every crop year. In 1976-1980, the incidence of aflatoxin at levels of 20 ng/g or more (the Food and Drug Administration guideline) ranged from 18 to 61%; aflatoxin incidence above 100 ng/g was 5-29%. The average aflatoxin levels in corn samples collected in the 5 years varied from 21 to 137 ng/g. Moisture content of the samples was not determined, so aflatoxin levels given may be higher than they were at harvest. However, there are obviously differences from year to year. In freshly harvested corn samples collected by fieldmen of the Statistical Reporting Service in yield surveys in 1978 and 1979, aflatoxin incidence above the FDA guideline was 10 and 13%, and above 100 ng/g was 4 and 7%. The average aflatoxin level in all samples collected in 1978 was 13 ng/g and in 1979, 36 ng/g. Some aflatoxin can be expected yearly in Virginia corn, but the incidence and levels vary from year to year.

Food Contamination↗
PubMed1983

Rapid detection of Fusarium mycotoxins in grains by quadrupole mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry.

The Fusarium mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone can be detected rapidly in a crude extract of a grain matrix by quadrupole mass spectrometry/mass spectrometric analysis of the collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) daughter fragments of the protonated molecule. Detection limits were as low as 0.1 ppm. The 2 toxins were detected in a single analysis. Monitoring the CAD daughters of the negative ion m/z 248 of DON eliminated most interferences from the grain matrix and produced daughter spectra identical to those produced from an authentic standard.

Edible Grain↗
PubMed1983

Mycotoxins and mycoflora in animal feedstuffs in western Canada.

Feed samples associated with 51 cases of suspected or potential mycotoxicoses of farm animals in western Canada were examined during a three year study. Ochratoxin A was detected in four cases, T-2 toxin and diacetoxyscirpenol in one, and sterigmatocystin in one. Samples examined for microflora associated with production of these mycotoxins contained Penicillium spp., Aspergillus ochraceus, Fusarium spp. and fungi of the Aspergillus glaucus group. Samples were analyzed for T-2 toxin and diacetoxyscirpenol only if Fusarium spp. were present. The first known incidence of suspected sterigmatocystin poisoning of poultry through feed ingestion has been encountered.

Animal Feed↗
PubMed1982

[Detection of carcinogenic mycotoxins and the producer molds in dried fruits].

The presence of carcinogenic mycotoxins in maize and peanut were studied by means of the Ames' test. Siloed corn showed the existence of strongly carcinogenic strains of fungi at a concentration higher than the minimum considered as save. Peanut samples contained concentrations of fungi that were considered as not dangerous.

Aflatoxins↗
PubMed1982

Immunosuppressive effect of a trichothecene mycotoxin, Fusarenon-X in mice.

The in vitro treatment with Fusarenon-X, a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium nivale Fn 2B, depressed the mitogenic responses of mouse lymphocytes to the T-cell mitogens, phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and concanavalin A (Con A), but to a lesser extent to B-cell mitogen, a bacterial lypopolysaccharide (LPS). The in vitro treatment of mice with Fusarenon-X also decreased the responsiveness of splenic lymphocytes to the T-cell mitogen, Con A. Administration of Fusarenon-X to BALB/c mice before immunization significantly reduced anti-DNP IgE and IgG1 responses, while the treatment of mice after immunization was less effective. The number of spleen cells of the treated mice was increased with a reduction of T lymphocytes and an increase of granulocytic elements. In vitro antibody responses of spleen cells from Fusarenon-X treated mice by pokeweed mitogen (PWM) or LPS were also suppressed. Reconstruction experiments using sIg positive and negative spleen cells from normal and Fusarenon-X treated mice showed that this inhibitory effect resided in the sIg negative cell population.

Animals↗
PubMed1981

Kidney lesions from mycotoxins as observed by electron microscope.

A number of histopathological changes, such as cloudy swelling, fatty and parenchymatic degeneration and vacuolisation caused in kidney by mycotoxins from mouldy hay, were examined and studied with the aid of the electron microscope. Changes were observed in mitochondria, membranes, plasma granulation, glycogen secretion, vesiculation and vacuolisation.

Animal Feed↗
PubMed1980

Mycotoxins in coffee.

This report reviews studies concerning the susceptibility of green coffee beans to mycotoxin contamination. Included are investigations on normal mold flora, toxin production in inoculated beans, effect of experimental roasting on aflatoxin, ochratoxin, and sterigmatocystin, and survey on the presence of these toxins in commercial green coffee. Because of the extremely low frequency of findings, the low levels of toxins, and the experimental data showing 70--80% destruction by the roasting process of toxin added to green coffee, further study on this topic has been discontinued.

Coffee↗
PubMed1995

Fetus-specific CYP3A7 and adult-specific CYP3A4 expressed in Chinese hamster CHL cells have similar capacity to activate carcinogenic mycotoxins.

To assess whether CYP3A4 and CYP3A7 have a similar capacity to activate carcinogenic mycotoxins, we established cell lines stably expressing human CYP3A4 and CYP3A7, which are adult- and fetal-specific forms of cytochrome P450 in human livers, respectively. Each cDNA was introduced into CR-119 cells which had been established by introducing guinea pig NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase cDNA into Chinese hamster lung cells. The cell lines (4-line and 7-line) stably expressed the mRNA and the protein corresponding to CYP3A4 and CYP3A7, respectively. The concentration-response for aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) cytotoxicity in 4-line and 7-line, respectively, was compared. 4-10 and 7-40 cells were approximately 17- and 20 times more sensitive to AFB1 than the parental CR-119 cells, respectively. In addition, the sensitivities to AFB1 of both 4-10 and 7-40 cells were enhanced approximately seven times by the addition of 10 microM alpha-naphthoflavone, a known activator of CYP3A enzyme, while the sensitivities were suppressed approximately four times by the addition of 100 microM troleandomycin, which forms a metabolite intermediate complex with CYP3A enzyme. Moreover, both cell lines showed approximately 10 and 2 times higher sensitivity to sterigmatocystin and aflatoxin G1 than CR-119 cells, respectively. These results indicate that CYP3A4 and CYP3A7 have essentially similar capacities to activate AFB1, sterigmatocystin, and aflatoxin G1 to produce toxic metabolites.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Tibial dyschondroplasia of chickens induced by Fusarochromanone, a mycotoxin.

Chicks were fed for 3 weeks a practical broiler starter diet amended with fusarochromanone (FC), a mycotoxin. In Hubbard broiler chicks, the highest test dose of FC (75 ppm) suppressed body weight by 33% and humoral response to sheep erythrocytes by 34% to 50%, and increased the incidence of tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) to 100%. The intermediate dose (35 ppm) significantly increased the incidence of TD in both types of broiler chicks (Hubbard and Indian River), but its effect on humoral response to sheep erythrocytes was not consistent across several experiments. A minimum dietary concentration greater than 20 ppm was required to significantly increase the incidence of TD. Excessive dietary copper or zinc (200 ppm) alleviated the effect of FC on TD. However, activities of copper-dependent ceruloplasmin and superoxide dismutase was not affected by FC. Cartilage mineral profiles in FC- or Thiram-induced TD differed from that of 1-day-old hypertrophic embryonic cartilage core (less K and Mn). FC did not induce TD in leghorn chicks.

Amino Acids↗
PubMed1993

The mycotoxin, deoxynivalenol, delays gastric emptying through serotonin-3 receptors in rodents.

The effects of the trichotecene mycotoxin, deoxynivalenol, on gastric emptying and intestinal propulsion in mice and rats and gastrointestinal myoelectrical activity in rats were investigated. Gastric emptying and intestinal transit were evaluated after gavage with a milk meal containing a marker (51CrO4Na2) and radio-activity was counted in the stomach and 10 segments of the small intestine. The myoelectrical activity of the antrum, duodenum and jejunum was assessed by implanting electrodes for long-term electromyographic recordings. Deoxynivalenol given orally (50-1000 micrograms/kg) but not i.c.v. (5 micrograms/kg) 10 min before the test meal inhibited gastric emptying in a dose-related manner. Intestinal propulsion was reduced for the highest dose (1000 micrograms/kg) only. The inhibition of gastric emptying induced by deoxynivalenol was antagonized by ondansetron and granisetron given s.c. (50 micrograms/kg) but not by ondansetron i.c.v. (10 micrograms/kg). Metoclopramide, domperidone (1 mg/kg s.c.), methysergide, ritanserin and cisapride (2 mg/kg s.c.) did not modify the deoxynivalenol-induced inhibition of gastric emptying. In rats, gavage with a 2.5-ml milk meal increased the frequency of antral spike bursts from 1.9 +/- 0.9/min in the fasted state to 4.7 +/- 0.4/min and disrupted intestinal migrating motor complexes for 84.9 +/- 10.8 min. Oral administration of deoxynivalenol (50-100 micrograms/kg) 10 min before the meal did not modify the frequency of antral spike bursts but induced migrating motor complexes on the small intestine after the meal. This effect was reversed by ondansetron (10 micrograms/kg s.c.). It was concluded that, in rodents, deoxynivalenol inhibits gastric emptying by inducing intestinal migrating motor complexes through a peripheral action at the serotonin-3 receptors.

Animals↗
PubMed1996

Alternaria mycotoxins in black rot lesion of tomato fruit: conditions and regulation of their production.

Alternaria represents the most colon decay organism of the post-harvest tomato fruit. The prevalent type of decay, black rot lesion, is caused by Alternaria alternata which may invade tomato tissue damaged by sun scald. The mainly natural mycotoxins produced in rotted tomato are alternariol (AOH), alternariol monomethyl ether (AME), and tenuazonic acid (TA). Whereas, altertoxin-I and -II (AT-I and -II), in addition to AOH, AME and TA were produced by local A. alternata in a synthetic medium. The optimum temperature for toxin production by A. alternata IMI 89344 was 28 degrees C for AOH and AME, 21 degrees C for TA and 14 degrees C for AT-I and -II. The growth and toxin were produced in a noticeable amount at 7 degrees C but drop at 35 degrees C. Significant inhibition in these toxins was attained at 500 ppm cinnamon oil in YES-Czapek's medium and in homogenate of tomato.

Alternaria↗
PubMed1997

Inhibition of experimental murine tumors by MT81, a new mycotoxin from Penicillium nigricans.

Effects of a new mycotoxin MT81 obtained from the fungal strain Penicillium nigricans on the growth of two transplantable murine tumors and the life span of the hosts were studied. Remarkable decrease in tumor volume and viable tumor cell count was found in both the tumors. Antitumor effect of the compound was more pronounced in Sarcoma 180 (S180) than in Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC). The tumor-inhibitory effect was also manifested by the reduction in mitotic activity and appearance of membrane blebbing and intracytoplasmic vacuoles in the treated tumor cells. MT81 treatment prolonged the life span of the EAC tumor host by 78% and more than 100% in S180 bearing mice. Tumor inhibition by MT81 was followed by improvements in hemoglobin, RBC values and bone marrow cellularity. Thus the results suggest that MT81 has significant antitumor property against experimental murine tumors and it does not adversely affect the hematological profile of the hosts.

Animals↗
PubMed1998

Determination of the mycotoxin fumonisins in gluten-free diet (corn-based commodities) in the Czech Republic.

The fumonisins, mycotoxins produced by Fusarium moniliforme, are known to occur worldwide as natural contaminants of corn. They are associated with several animal diseases and are a potential threat to human health. A total of 127 samples of corn-based foods (gluten-free diet) in the Czech Republic were analysed by Ridascreen Fumonisin Fast ELISA methods in years 1995-1996. Eighty eight % of the corn-based foods were found to be positive for fumonisins (FB1, FB2, FB3) and 12% of the examined corn-based foods laid below of a determination limit which was about 9 ng fumonisins/g corn-based foods. The highest fumonisin contamination levels were recorded in extruded corn products containing up to 1,808 micrograms/kg of fumonisins. Levels ranging from < 9 to 1,243 ng/g fumonisins were detected in polenta. Lower levels of fumonisins were found in other commodities, such as corn flour (up to 487 ng/g), corn instant porridge (up to 788 ng/g), and corn pastes (511 ng/g). Intake of fumonisins from several corn-based foods (gluten-free diet) for the population with coeliac disease was estimated. The highest estimate of exposure dose of fumonisins was determined from corn-extruded bread: 3.2 micrograms/person/day (mean of measured values). Daily intake of fumonisins from polenta is expected 2.8 micrograms/person/day (mean). The lower exposure dose of fumonisins we can expect from corn instant porridge, corn postes and other corn products--corn and amaranth biscuit, corn beverage: 0.9, 1.1 and 0.3 micrograms/person/day (mean) respectively.

Celiac Disease↗