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Cao Y, Shan Y, Wang G, Wu Z, Wang H, Wu S, Yin Z, Wei J, Bao W. Integrated of multi-omics and molecular docking reveal PHGDH, PSAT1 and PSPH in the serine synthetic pathway as potential targets of T-2 toxin exposure in pig intestinal tract. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126647. [PMID: 37678681 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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T-2 toxin (T-2) with a molecular weight of 466.52 g/mol is an inevitable mycotoxin in food products and feeds, posing a significant threat to human and animal health. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of the cytotoxic effects of T-2 exposure on porcine intestinal epithelial cells (IPEC-J2) remain unclear. Here, we investigated the cytotoxic effects of T-2 exposure on IPEC-J2 through the detection of cell viability, cell morphology, mitochondrial membrane potential, ROS, apoptosis and autophagy. Further transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of IPEC-J2 upon T-2 exposure were performed by using RNA-seq and TMT techniques. A total of 546 differential expressed genes (DEGs) and 269 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were detected. Among these, 24 common DEGs/DEPs were involved in IPEC-J2 upon T-2 exposure. Interestingly, molecular docking analysis revealed potential interactions between T-2 and three key enzymes (PHGDP, PSAT1, and PSPH) in the serine biosynthesis pathway. Besides, further experimental showed that PSAT1 knockdown exacerbated T-2-induced oxidative damage. Together, our findings indicated that the serine biosynthesis pathway including PHGDP, PSAT1, PSPH genes probably acts critical roles in the regulation of T-2-induced cell damage. This study provided new insights into the global molecular effects of T-2 exposure and identified the serine biosynthesis pathway as molecular targets and potential treatment strategies against T-2.
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- Yue Cao
- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit 48202, United States
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; International Joint Research Laboratory in Universities of Jiangsu Province of China for Domestic Animal Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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Li SJ, Zhang G, Xue B, Ding Q, Han L, Huang JC, Wu F, Li C, Yang C. Toxicity and detoxification of T-2 toxin in poultry. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 169:113392. [PMID: 36044934 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This review summarizes the updated knowledge on the toxicity of T-2 on poultry, followed by potential strategies for detoxification of T-2 in poultry diet. The toxic effects of T-2 on poultry include cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, metabolism modulation, immunotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, gastrointestinal toxicity, skeletal toxicity, nephrotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity, etc. Cytotoxicity is the primary toxicity of T-2, characterized by inhibiting protein and nucleic acid synthesis, altering the cell cycle, inducing oxidative stress, apoptosis and necrosis, which lead to damages of immune organs, liver, digestive tract, bone, kidney, etc., resulting in pathological changes and impaired physiological functions of these organs. Glutathione redox system, superoxide dismutase, catalase and autophagy are protective mechanisms against oxidative stress and apoptosis, and can compensate the pathological changes and physiological functions impaired by T-2 to some degree. T-2 detoxifying agents for poultry feeds include adsorbing agents (e.g., aluminosilicate-based clays and microbial cell wall), biotransforming agents (e.g., Eubacterium sp. BBSH 797 strain), and indirect detoxifying agents (e.g., plant-derived antioxidants). These T-2 detoxifying agents could alleviate different pathological changes to different degrees, and multi-component T-2 detoxifying agents can likely provide more comprehensive protection against the toxicity of T-2.
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- Shao-Ji Li
- School of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, 510850, China.
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, 510850, China
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- School of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, 510850, China
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- School of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, 510850, China
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- School of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, 510850, China
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- School of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, 510850, China
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- School of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, 510850, China
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- School of Engineering, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, 510850, China.
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Shao S, Shang W, Bai Y, Dou L, Zhang S, Shen J, Wang Z, Wen K. Development of a Highly Sensitive and Specific ic-ELISA and Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Diacetoxyscirpenol. Foods 2022; 11:foods11111548. [PMID: 35681298 PMCID: PMC9180083 DOI: 10.3390/foods11111548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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To monitor the contamination of a type A trichothecene, diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), one monoclonal antibody (mAb) 8A9 with high affinity and specificity was prepared in the present study. The mAb 8A9 showed a 50% inhibition concentration (IC50) of 0.31 μg/L, which is of the highest affinity reported to date. An indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ic-ELISA) and lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) based on mAb 8A9 were developed and exhibited limits of detection as low as 0.65 μg/kg and 100 μg/kg in rice samples, respectively. The molecular recognition mechanism of mAb 8A9 to DAS was explored by molecular docking. The results showed that the hydrophobic amino acids of mAb 8A9 interacted with DAS by forming hydrogen bonds and a pi-sigma bond, which lead to a highly specific recognition of DAS. In summary, we produced one mAb, developed ELISA and LFIA for DAS detection in rice with significantly sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and precision.
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Gonkowski S, Gajęcka M, Makowska K. Mycotoxins and the Enteric Nervous System. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12070461. [PMID: 32707706 PMCID: PMC7404981 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12070461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by various fungal species. They are commonly found in a wide range of agricultural products. Mycotoxins contained in food enter living organisms and may have harmful effects on many internal organs and systems. The gastrointestinal tract, which first comes into contact with mycotoxins present in food, is particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of these toxins. One of the lesser-known aspects of the impact of mycotoxins on the gastrointestinal tract is the influence of these substances on gastrointestinal innervation. Therefore, the present study is the first review of current knowledge concerning the influence of mycotoxins on the enteric nervous system, which plays an important role, not only in almost all regulatory processes within the gastrointestinal tract, but also in adaptive and protective reactions in response to pathological and toxic factors in food.
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- Sławomir Gonkowski
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Department of Veterinary Prevention and Feed Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego Str. 13, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Department of Clinical Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 14, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland
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Tang X, Wu J, Wu W, Zhang Z, Zhang W, Zhang Q, Zhang W, Chen X, Li P. Competitive-Type Pressure-Dependent Immunosensor for Highly Sensitive Detection of Diacetoxyscirpenol in Wheat via Monoclonal Antibody. Anal Chem 2020; 92:3563-3571. [PMID: 31899867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) is a type A trichothecene mycotoxin with low molecular weight, and with respect to its toxicity and the occurrence in food and feed, it is known as a potential risk for public and animal health. In the present study, first, a sensitive and specific monoclonal antibody (5E7) was developed. Then, the antibody was applied to develop a competitive-type pressure-dependent immunosensor (CTPDI). The Au@PtNP was synthesized and labeled with goat antimouse antibody (Au@PtNPs-IgG). Finally, the concentration of DAS was negatively correlated with the pressure signal. In the presence of optimal conditions, matrix-matched calibration curves were plotted for wheat samples, in which an optimal IC50 value (half maximal inhibitory concentration) of 3.08 ng/g was achieved. The CTPDI was further applied to detect natural and blind wheat samples, and validation was carried out by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The results showed that CTPDI was highly appropriate and accurate for detection of DAS in wheat.
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- Xiaoqian Tang
- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Oilseed Products (Wuhan), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Oilseed Products (Wuhan), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.,Quality Inspection & Test Center for Oilseed Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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Dänicke S. Prevention and control of mycotoxins in the poultry production chain: a European view. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2019. [DOI: 10.1079/wps20020033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- S. Dänicke
- Federal Agricultural Research Centre, Braunschweig (FAL), Institute of Animal Nutrition, Bundesallee 50, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany,
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Steinkellner H, Binaglia M, Dall'Asta C, Gutleb AC, Metzler M, Oswald IP, Parent-Massin D, Alexander J. Combined hazard assessment of mycotoxins and their modified forms applying relative potency factors: Zearalenone and T2/HT2 toxin. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 131:110599. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Knutsen HK, Alexander J, Barregård L, Bignami M, Brüschweiler B, Ceccatelli S, Cottrill B, Dinovi M, Grasl-Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom LR, Nebbia CS, Oswald IP, Petersen A, Rose M, Roudot AC, Schwerdtle T, Vleminckx C, Vollmer G, Wallace H, De Saeger S, Eriksen GS, Farmer P, Fremy JM, Gong YY, Meyer K, Parent-Massin D, van Egmond H, Altieri A, Colombo P, Horváth Z, Levorato S, Edler L. Risk to human and animal health related to the presence of 4,15-diacetoxyscirpenol in food and feed. EFSA J 2018; 16:e05367. [PMID: 32626015 PMCID: PMC7009455 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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4,15‐Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) is a mycotoxin primarily produced by Fusarium fungi and occurring predominantly in cereal grains. As requested by the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) assessed the risk of DAS to human and animal health related to its presence in food and feed. Very limited information was available on toxicity and on toxicokinetics in experimental and farm animals. Due to the limitations in the available data set, human acute and chronic health‐based guidance values (HBGV) were established based on data obtained in clinical trials of DAS as an anticancer agent (anguidine) after intravenous administration to cancer patients. The CONTAM Panel considered these data as informative for the hazard characterisation of DAS after oral exposure. The main adverse effects after acute and repeated exposure were emesis, with a no‐observed‐adverse‐effect level (NOAEL) of 32 μg DAS/kg body weight (bw), and haematotoxicity, with a NOAEL of 65 μg DAS/kg bw, respectively. An acute reference dose (ARfD) of 3.2 μg DAS/kg bw and a tolerable daily intake (TDI) of 0.65 μg DAS/kg bw were established. Based on over 15,000 occurrence data, the highest acute and chronic dietary exposures were estimated to be 0.8 and 0.49 μg DAS/kg bw per day, respectively, and were not of health concern for humans. The limited information for poultry, pigs and dogs indicated a low risk for these animals at the estimated DAS exposure levels under current feeding practices, with the possible exception of fattening chicken. Assuming similar or lower sensitivity than for poultry, the risk was considered overall low for other farm and companion animal species for which no toxicity data were available. In consideration of the similarities of several trichothecenes and the likelihood of co‐exposure via food and feed, it could be appropriate to perform a cumulative risk assessment for this group of substances.
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Zhang J, Zhang H, Liu S, Wu W, Zhang H. Comparison of Anorectic Potencies of Type A Trichothecenes T-2 Toxin, HT-2 Toxin, Diacetoxyscirpenol, and Neosolaniol. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:toxins10050179. [PMID: 29710820 PMCID: PMC5983235 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10050179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Trichothecene mycotoxins are common contaminants in cereal grains and negatively impact human and animal health. Although anorexia is a common hallmark of type B trichothecenes-induced toxicity, less is known about the anorectic potencies of type A trichothecenes. The purpose of this study was to compare the anorectic potencies of four type A trichothecenes (T-2 toxin (T-2), HT-2 toxin (HT-2), diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), and neosolaniol (NEO)) in mice. Following oral exposure to T-2, HT-2, DAS, and NEO, the no observed adverse effect levels (NOAELs) and lowest observed adverse effect levels (LOAELs) were 0.01, 0.01, 0.1, and 0.01 mg/kg body weight (BW), and 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, and 0.1 mg/kg BW, respectively. Following intraperitoneal (IP) exposure to T-2, HT-2, DAS, and NEO, the NOAELs were 0.01 mg/kg BW, except for DAS (less than 0.01 mg/kg BW), and the LOAELs were 0.1, 0.1, 0.01, and 0.1 mg/kg BW, respectively. Taken together, the results suggest that (1) type A trichothecenes could dose-dependently elicit anorectic responses following both oral gavage and IP exposure in mice; (2) the anorectic responses follow an approximate rank order of T-2 = HT-2 = NEO > DAS for oral exposure, and DAS > T-2 = HT-2 = NEO for IP administration; (3) IP exposure to T-2, HT-2, DAS, and NEO evoked stronger anorectic effects than oral exposure. From a public health perspective, comparative anorectic potency data should be useful for establishing toxic equivalency factors for type A trichothecenes.
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- Jie Zhang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Shandong Lonct Enzymes Co., Ltd., Linyi 276000, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Yoshinari T, Takeda N, Watanabe M, Sugita-Konishi Y. Development of an Analytical Method for Simultaneous Determination of the Modified Forms of 4,15-Diacetoxyscirpenol and their Occurrence in Japanese Retail Food. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:E178. [PMID: 29701674 PMCID: PMC5983234 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10050178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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4,15-Diacetoxyscirpenol (4,15-DAS) is a type A trichothecene mycotoxin produced by Fusarium species. Four modified forms of 4,15-DAS including 7-hydroxydiacetoxyscirpenol, 7,8-dihydroxydiacetoxyscirpenol, 4β,8α,15-triacetoxy-3α,7α-dihydroxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene and 4,15-diacetylnivalenol were purified from cultures of F. equiseti. An analytical method using a multifunctional column has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 4,15-DAS, its four modified forms, T-2 toxin, HT-2 toxin and neosolaniol in cereals. The performance of the current method was evaluated, and a total of 248 samples of five different commodities were analyzed for over two years by this method. 4,15-DAS was detected in Job’s tears products, corn flour and azuki bean, but it was not found in wheat flour or rye flour. The four modified forms of 4,15-DAS were detected in samples of Job’s tears products, contaminated by 4,15-DAS. This is the first report on quantification of the modified forms of 4,15-DAS in cereals.
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- Tomoya Yoshinari
- Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan.
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- Department of Food and Life Sciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan.
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- Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan.
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- Department of Food and Life Sciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan.
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Knutsen HK, Barregård L, Bignami M, Brüschweiler B, Ceccatelli S, Cottrill B, Dinovi M, Edler L, Grasl-Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom LR, Nebbia CS, Oswald I, Petersen A, Rose M, Roudot AC, Schwerdtle T, Vleminckx C, Vollmer G, Wallace H, Dall'Asta C, Gutleb A, Metzler M, Oswald I, Parent-Massin D, Binaglia M, Steinkellner H, Alexander J. Appropriateness to set a group health based guidance value for T2 and HT2 toxin and its modified forms. EFSA J 2017; 15:e04655. [PMID: 32625252 PMCID: PMC7010130 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) established a tolerable daily intake (TDI) for T2 and HT2 of 0.02 μg/kg body weight (bw) per day based on a new in vivo subchronic toxicity study in rats that confirmed that immune‐ and haematotoxicity are the critical effects of T2 and using a reduction in total leucocyte count as the critical endpoint. An acute reference dose (ARfD) of 0.3 μg for T2 and HT2/kg bw was established based on acute emetic events in mink. Modified forms of T2 and HT2 identified are phase I metabolites mainly formed through hydrolytic cleavage of one or more of the three ester groups of T2. Less prominent hydroxylation reactions occur predominantly at the side chain. Phase II metabolism involves conjugation with glucose, modified glucose, sulfate, feruloyl and acetyl groups. The few data on occurrence of modified forms indicate that grain products are their main source. The CONTAM Panel found it appropriate to establish a group TDI and a group ARfD for T2 and HT2 and its modified forms. Potency factors relative to T2 for the modified forms were used to account for differences in acute and chronic toxic potencies. It was assumed that conjugates (phase II metabolites of T2, HT2 and their phase I metabolites), which are not toxic per se, would be cleaved releasing their aglycones. These metabolites were assigned the relative potency factors (RPFs) of their respective aglycones. The RPFs assigned to the modified forms were all either 1 or less than 1. The uncertainties associated with the present assessment are considered as high. Using the established group, ARfD and TDI would overestimate any risk of modified T2 and HT2.
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Liu DW, Liu HY, Zhang HB, Cao MC, Sun Y, Wu WD, Lu CH. Potential natural exposure of endangered red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) to mycotoxins aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 toxin, and ochratoxin A. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2016; 17:158-68. [PMID: 26834016 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b1500211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A survey was conducted to determine whether mycotoxins were present in the foods consumed by red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) in the Yancheng Biosphere Reserve, China. Collected in the reserve's core, buffer, and experimental zones during overwintering periods of 2013 to 2015, a total of 113 food samples were analyzed for aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 toxin, and ochratoxin A using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The contamination incidences vary among different zones and the mycotoxins levels of different food samples also presented disparity. Average mycotoxin concentration from rice grain was greater than that from other food types. Among mycotoxin-positive samples, 59.3% were simultaneously contaminated with more than one toxin. This study demonstrated for the first time that red-crowned cranes were exposed to mycotoxins in the Yancheng Biosphere Reserve and suggested that artificial wetlands could not be considered good habitats for the birds in this reserve, especially rice fields.
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- Da-wei Liu
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.,Yancheng Biosphere Reserve, Yancheng 224057, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Evers DL, Allen KP, Fowler CB, Mason JT, Blacksell SD. Laboratory Decontamination of HHS-Listed and HHS/USDA Overlap Select Agents and Toxins. APPLIED BIOSAFETY 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/153567601301800202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Mahidol University-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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Scientific Opinion on the risks for animal and public health related to the presence of T-2 and HT-2 toxin in food and feed. EFSA J 2011. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Konjević D, Srebocan E, Gudan A, Lojkić I, Severin K, Sokolović M. A pathological condition possibly caused by spontaneous trichotecene poisoning in Brahma poultry: first report. Avian Pathol 2004; 33:377-80. [PMID: 15223563 DOI: 10.1080/0307945042000220714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Trichotecene poisoning in poultry can cause oral lesions, haemorrhages, depletion and necrosis in the lymphopoetic organs and death. Spontaneous poisonings with these toxins are rarely described. This paper describes the spontaneous poisoning of two Brahma chickens with T-2 toxin, diacetoxyscirpenol and deoxynivalenol. Two out of 10 chickens died under signs of depression and loss of appetite. Histopathological analysis revealed vacuolar dystrophy of the liver, necrosis and depletion of lymphocyte in the bursa of Fabricius as well as multiple necroses in the glandular stomach and gut. Even though quantities of 0.70 mg/kg T-2 in the food together with 0.50 mg/kg diacetoxyscirpenol significantly differ from the median lethal dose for chickens reported in literature (4.97 mg/kg), parasitological, virological and histopathological results indicate trichotecenes as the causative agents of this pathological condition.
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- Dean Konjević
- Game Biology, Pathology and Breeding, The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Fusarial toxins are toxic metabolites produced mostly by toxigenic micromycetes of genus Fusarium. Dominant mycotoxins of this group include trichothecenes, moniliformin, zearalenone, and fumonisins. Recently, special attention has been paid to these toxins because of their harmful effects on both animals and humans. On the basis of the available literature, we review here the characteristics of major fusarial mycotoxins with an emphasis on their toxic effects on animals. The most important fusarial mycotoxins, their sources, and their pathology including clinical signs, necropsy findings, as well as changes in haematological, biochemical, and immunological indices, are addressed.
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- E Conková
- University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, 041 81, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
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Furlong EB, Soares LM, Lasca CC, Kohara EY. Mycotoxins and fungi in wheat stored in elevators in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS 1995; 12:683-8. [PMID: 8522033 DOI: 10.1080/02652039509374357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Samples of wheat harvested from 1988 to 1990 and stored in elevators in the south of Brazil (12 Brazilian, 4 Argentinian and 2 Uruguayan) were analysed in 1990 for 14 mycotoxins: deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol, diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), T-2 and HT-2 toxins, T-2 triol, T-2 tetraol, aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, ochratoxin A (OCHRA A), zearalenone and sterigmatocystin. One sample (1988 harvest) was contaminated with OCHRA A (0.04 microgram/g) and three other samples (1990 harvest) were contaminated with DON (0.40 microgram/g), DAS (0.30 microgram/g), T-2 (two samples, 0.35 and 0.36 gamma g/g) and T-2 tetraol (1.68 micrograms/g). Fusarium graminearum Schwabe was found in the 1990 samples with a relative incidence ranging from 1 to 22% and predominated in Argentinian and Uruguayan wheat (1990 harvest). Fusarium dimerum Penzig (8-75%) was the main Fusarium sp. in Brazilian wheat from the 1990 harvest.
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- E B Furlong
- Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ademoyero AA, Hamilton PB. High dietary fat increases toxicity of diacetoxyscirpenol in chickens. Poult Sci 1991; 70:2271-4. [PMID: 1754544 DOI: 10.3382/ps.0702271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The influence of high dietary fat on the toxicity of diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) was investigated in a 2 x 5 factorial arrangement of treatments (6 and 12% fat, and 0, 1, 2, 4, and 8 micrograms DAS/g diet). The 3-wk body weight was decreased (P less than .0001) by DAS, but fat had no significant (P less than .05) effect. There was a highly significant (P less than .0059) interaction manifested at the higher levels of DAS by a greater decrease in body weight in the high-fat diet than in the low-fat diet. Neither feed conversion nor percentage of fat in fecal material were affected significantly (P less than .05) by DAS. These data were consistent with the high-fat diet promoting lipid micellar absorption of DAS and with DAS, once absorbed, inhibiting protein synthesis at the ribosomal level, a well established mechanism of action for trichothecene toxins such as DAS.
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- A A Ademoyero
- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro 27411
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Richardson KE, Hamilton PB. Comparative toxicity of scirpentriol and its acetylated derivatives. Poult Sci 1990; 69:397-402. [PMID: 2345721 DOI: 10.3382/ps.0690397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Scirpentriol (STO) and its seven acetylated derivatives, 3-, 4- and 15-monoacetoxyscirpenol (MAS), 3,4-, 3,15-, and 4,15-diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), and 3,4,15-triacetoxyscirpenol (TAS) were compared for their acute oral lethality in broiler chicks, lethality in brine shrimp, and dermal toxicity in guinea pigs. Of the eight toxins, 4,15-DAS was the most toxic in the three assays, 3-MAS was the least toxic in brine shrimp and dermal assays, and 3,4-DAS was the least toxic in the chick assay. There was a difference of about a 100-fold and 20-fold, respectively, between 4,15-DAS and 3-MAS in dermal toxicity and brine-shrimp toxicity, as well as a difference of more than 16-fold between 4,15-DAS and 3,4-DAS in chick toxicity. In general, a free hydroxy group at the 3-position was a primary determinant of toxicity. Toxicity in the scirpenol family did not follow precisely the pattern reported earlier for the T-2 toxin family of trichothecene toxins, in which a decrease in the number of acyl groups was accompanied by a decrease in toxicity. At necropsy, the predominant sign in chicks was petechial hemorrhaging, primarily in the gastrointestinal tract and in the vascular beds of the beaks and the toe nails. The 4,15-DAS and 15-MAS were about 3 times more toxic in chicks than aflatoxin. All members of the scirpenol family of trichothecene mycotoxins appeared sufficiently toxic to warrant attention whenever field outbreaks occur. Apparently, brine shrimp and dermal assays are successful predictors of chick lethality by the more toxic trichothecenes and are less suitable for predicting the activity of the less toxic trichothecenes.
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- K E Richardson
- Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7608
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Production of neosolaniol monoacetate by an undescribedFusarium species resemblingF camptoceras. Mycotoxin Res 1989; 5:13-9. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03192112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/1989] [Accepted: 06/12/1989] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Swanson SP, Helaszek C, Buck WB, Rood HD, Haschek WM. The role of intestinal microflora in the metabolism of trichothecene mycotoxins. Food Chem Toxicol 1988; 26:823-9. [PMID: 3220324 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(88)90021-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The role of faecal and intestinal microflora on the metabolism of trichothecene mycotoxins was examined in this study. Suspensions of microflora obtained from the faeces of horses, cattle, dogs, rats, swine and chickens were incubated anaerobically with the trichothecene mycotoxin, diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS). Micro-organisms from rats, cattle and swine completely biotransformed DAS, primarily to the deacylated deepoxidation products, deepoxy monoacetoxyscirpenol (DE MAS) and deepoxy scirpentriol (DE SCP). By contrast, faecal microflora from chickens, horses and dogs failed to reduce the epoxide group in DAS and yielded only the deacylation products, monoacetoxyscirpenol (MAS) and scirpentriol (SCP), in addition to unmetabolized parent compound. Intestinal microflora obtained from rats completely biotransformed DAS to DE MAS, DE SCP and SCP; and T-2 toxin to the deepoxy products, deepoxy HT-2 (DE HT-2) and deepoxy T-2 triol (DE TRIOL). Rat intestinal microflora also biotransformed the polar trichothecenes, T-2 tetraol and scirpentriol, to their corresponding deepoxy analogues. Deepoxy T-2 toxin (DE T-2) was synthesized from T-2 toxin and demonstrated to be 400 times less toxic than T-2 toxin in the rat skin irritation bioassay and non-toxic to mice given 60 mg/kg ip, demonstrating that epoxide reduction is a significant single step detoxification reaction for trichothecene mycotoxins.
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- S P Swanson
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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Knupp CA, Swanson SP, Buck WB. Comparative in vitro metabolism of T-2 toxin by hepatic microsomes prepared from phenobarbital-induced or control rats, mice, rabbits and chickens. Food Chem Toxicol 1987; 25:859-65. [PMID: 3692389 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(87)90265-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hepatic microsomes were prepared from phenobarbital (PB)-treated and control rats, mice, rabbits and chickens and were incubated with T-2 toxin (100 micrograms/mg microsomal protein). Additional microsomes from PB-induced animals were incubated with T-2 toxin and the esterase inhibitor paraoxon (PA) at 2.5 nmol/mg microsomal protein. The major metabolite in microsomal preparations from both control and PB-induced rats, rabbits and mice was HT-2. In microsomes isolated from PB-treated chickens, 3'-hydroxy T-2 was the major metabolite, but 30 and 79% of the added T-2 toxin remained unmetabolized at 60 min in incubations from PB-induced and control birds, respectively. The percentage of hydroxylated metabolites formed in the microsomal preparations of the four species studied was significantly increased following PB treatment compared with the non-treated controls. The addition of PA to the incubation system effectively inhibited the hydrolysis of the ester groups in T-2 toxin, resulting in 1.4- and 1.25-fold increases in the percentage of 3'-hydroxy T-2 in the mouse and rat microsomal samples, respectively. In the rabbit microsomal preparations, 3'-hydroxy T-2, which was not detected in the absence of PA, represented 11% of the added substrate in the PB/PA incubation samples. Addition of PA did not cause a significant change in the amount of 3'-hydroxy T-2 formed in chicken microsomal samples, since competition between hydrolysis and hydroxylation pathways for the T-2 toxin substrate was not an important factor in this species. Two new metabolites, designated RLM-2 and RLM-3 were detected in chicken, rat and mouse microsomal preparations. On the basis of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry data, the compounds were tentatively identified as isomers of 3'-hydroxy T-2.
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- C A Knupp
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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Janse van Rensburg DF, Thiel PG, Jaskiewicz K. Short-term effects of two fusarium toxins, diacetoxyscirpenol and neosolaniol monoacetate, in male Wistar rats. Food Chem Toxicol 1987; 25:767-71. [PMID: 3679023 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(87)90232-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This study compared the pathological and haematological effects of neosolaniol monoacetate in male Wistar rats with those of diacetoxyscirpenol, a highly toxic trichothecene mycotoxin. Both toxins caused statistically significant decreases in erythrocyte counts and increased the proportion of larger platelets compared to controls when dosed at 1 mg/kg body weight three times/wk for up to 5 wk. Lesions caused by treatment with either toxin at this dosage level were mild and were seen--mainly after 2-4 wk--in the actively dividing cells of the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and bone marrow. Reduced severity or disappearance of the lesions was noted towards the end of the treatment period. The type and severity of the toxic effects of neosolaniol monoacetate appeared to be similar to those of diacetoxyscirpenol.
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- D F Janse van Rensburg
- Research Institute for Nutritional Diseases, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg
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Mayura K, Smith EE, Clement BA, Harvey RB, Kubena LF, Phillips TD. Developmental toxicity of diacetoxyscirpenol in the mouse. Toxicology 1987; 45:245-55. [PMID: 3629610 DOI: 10.1016/0300-483x(87)90016-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mycotoxins (frequently referred to as secondary metabolites of toxigenic fungi) are commonly found in foodstuffs and are important because of their association with disease. The mycotoxin diacetoxyscirpenol, or 3-hydroxy-4,15-diacetoxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene (DAS), is produced by numerous species of Fusarium and is reportedly toxic to humans and animals. The teratogenic potential of DAS was determined in time-mated ICR mice. DAS (dissolved in a 1:9 mixture of propylene glycol/saline) was administered intraperitoneally to pregnant mice at levels of 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0 and 6.0 mg/kg body weight in a single dose on one of gestation days 7-11 during the period of organogenesis. Term fetuses were examined for anomalies by routine teratologic procedures. Reabsorption frequency was dose-related and occurred as follows: 100% at 6.0 mg/kg on all gestation days tested; 90-99% at 3.0 mg/kg on days 7-9 and 100% on days 10 and 11; 26-51% at 2.0 mg/kg on days 7-9 and 100% on days 10 and 11; 9-77% at 1.5 mg/kg on days 7-10 and 100% on day 11; 7-34% at 1.0 mg/kg on days 7-11. A significant reduction in mean fetal body weight and a variety of fetal malformations (i.e. external and skeletal) were observed following maternal exposure to DAS. This is the first report to implicate this mycotoxin as a teratogen.
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Yagen B, Bialer M, Sintov A. Gas chromatographic assay with pharmacokinetic applications for monitoring T-2 and HT-2 toxins in plasma. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1985; 343:67-75. [PMID: 4066862 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)84569-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A gas-liquid chromatographic (GLC) method for monitoring T-2 and HT-2 toxins in plasma was developed. The procedure involved extraction of the toxins with ethyl acetate, chromatography on a C18 reversed-phase column and derivatization with heptafluorobutyric anhydride (HFBA). The T-2 and HT-2 HFBA derivatives were chromatographed on OV-17 at various temperatures and measured with an electron-capture detector. Iso-T-2 toxin and iso-HT-2 toxin were used as internal standards. Recoveries averaged 95.1 +/- 8.6% for T-2 toxin and 102.1 +/- 5.2% for HT-2 toxin at levels ranging from 40 to 120 ng/ml. The limits of detection were 30 and 5 ng/ml of T-2 and HT-2 toxin, respectively. The range of the assay covers plasma concentrations at which toxicity becomes manifest. The pharmacokinetic application of this GLC method is illustrated by simultaneous monitoring of T-2 and HT-2 toxins levels in plasma obtained after intravenous administration of T-2 toxin to a dog.
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Visconti A, Mirocha CJ. Identification of various T-2 toxin metabolites in chicken excreta and tissues. Appl Environ Microbiol 1985; 49:1246-50. [PMID: 4004237 PMCID: PMC238536 DOI: 10.1128/aem.49.5.1246-1250.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to identify various T-2 toxin metabolites in chicken excreta and organs 18 h after intraperitoneal injection of the toxin. No trichothecenes were detected in the heart and kidneys, and only trace amounts were detected in the lungs. Most of the T-2 metabolites were found in the excreta, although considerable amounts were also found in the liver. In addition to the previously identified T-2 metabolites in chicken excreta (HT-2 toxin, 15 acetoxy T-2 tetraol, and T-2 tetraol), we found 3'-hydroxy HT-2 toxin (the major metabolite in excreta and organs), 3'-hydroxy T-2 toxin, 4-acetoxy T-2 tetraol, and trace amounts of 8-acetoxy T-2 tetraol, 3-acetoxy-3'hydroxy HT-2 toxin, and T-2 triol. Unmetabolized T-2 toxin and an unidentified isomer of T-2 tetraol monoacetate were also detected in the excreta. Most of the metabolites in the chicken are similar to those encountered in cultures of fungal species producing T-2 toxin. A comparison with T-2 toxin metabolism in the cow is also reported.
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The Incident at Tuol Chrey: Pathologic and Toxicologic Examinations of a Casualty After Chemical Attack. J Forensic Sci 1985. [DOI: 10.1520/jfs11811j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Visconti A, Mirocha CJ, Bottalico A, Chelkowski J. Trichothecene mycotoxins produced byFusarium sporotrichioides strain P-11. Mycotoxin Res 1985; 1:3-10. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03191948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/1984] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abbas HK, Mirocha CJ, Shier WT. Mycotoxins produced from fungi isolated from foodstuffs and soil: comparison of toxicity in fibroblasts and rat feeding tests. Appl Environ Microbiol 1984; 48:654-61. [PMID: 6541890 PMCID: PMC241581 DOI: 10.1128/aem.48.3.654-661.1984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Thirty-nine isolates of fungi obtained from foodstuffs and soil samples from various parts of the world have been identified. The isolates were grown on a solid rice medium, and extracts were prepared with 50% aqueous methanol. The extracts were examined for toxicity in the following systems: (i) cytotoxicity to cultured normal human diploid skin fibroblasts (proliferating and nonproliferating) and mouse fibroblasts; (ii) skin toxicity after topical application on rats; and (iii) rat feeding tests in which rats were examined for death, overt pathological effects including congestion and hemorrhage of tissues, weight loss, food refusal, and uterine growth. Sixteen culture extracts were highly toxic as indicated by death, congestion and hemorrhage of tissues, and net weight loss. One half of the isolates were highly cytotoxic (50% lethal concentration, 0.01 to 5 micrograms/ml) as indicated by the ability to cause death and disintegration of 3T3 Swiss mouse fibroblasts and human diploid skin fibroblasts during 3 to 4 days in culture. The remainder were moderately cytotoxic (50% lethal concentration, 5 to 250 micrograms/ml). Four culture extracts were highly toxic by some clinical criteria but did not cause congestion and hemorrhage of tissues and were weakly cytotoxic (50% lethal concentration, 250 to 5,000 micrograms/ml). Six culture extracts exhibited moderate toxicity (weight loss only) and low cytotoxicity (50% lethal concentration, 3,000 to 50,000 micrograms/ml). Four culture extracts caused uterine enlargement as the major clinical sign, suggesting the presence of zearalenone. Eleven culture extracts were weakly cytotoxic and caused no major clinical signs, except skin toxicity in two extracts.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Gendloff EH, Pestka JJ, Swanson SP, Hart LP. Detection of T-2 toxin in Fusarium sporotrichioides-infected corn by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Appl Environ Microbiol 1984; 47:1161-3. [PMID: 6742830 PMCID: PMC240093 DOI: 10.1128/aem.47.5.1161-1163.1984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to screen for T-2 toxin in Fusarium sporotrichioides -infected corn. The assay detected T-2 toxin in diluted methanol extracts of corn samples at concentrations of 0.05 ng/ml. In infected corn samples, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and gas-liquid chromatography estimations of T-2 toxin concentrations were similar.
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Allen NK, Jevne RL, Mirocha CJ, Lee YW. The effect of a Fusarium roseum culture and diacetoxyscirpenol on reproduction of White Leghorn females. Poult Sci 1982; 61:2172-5. [PMID: 7163102 DOI: 10.3382/ps.0612172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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White Leghorn females in egg production (36 weeks old) were fed a culture of Fusarium roseum containing 15 ppm diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) and other unidentified toxins at culture levels of 0, 1, and 2% of the diet for 8 weeks. Following this, all hens were placed on control (0% toxins) feed for 6 weeks. Birds were inseminated weekly with .05 ml of pooled semen from males given normal diets. The F. roseum had no significant effect on body weight change or egg weights. During the initial 8 weeks, egg production was significantly depressed by both the 1 and 2% levels whereas feed consumption, fertility, and hatchability of fertile eggs was reduced only by the 2% level of F. roseum. Moreover, the majority of embryo mortality occurred prior to the 7th day of incubation. All production levels returned to normal when the toxins were removed during the final 6 weeks. In a second experiment, control (0%), .5 ppm purified DAS, and 3% F. roseum culture were fed to White Leghorn females (50 weeks old) for 4 weeks followed by a 2-week withdrawal period when all birds were given control diets. In 4 weeks, hatchability of fertile eggs was reduced 24% by DAS and 99% by the culture of F. roseum but returned to normal after the toxins were removed. Other production indices were unaffected by dietary treatment. The DAS appears to be only partially responsible for the reduced hatchability; the major toxicant has not been identified.
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Gentry PA, Cooper ML. Effect of fusarium T-2 toxin on hematological and biochemical parameters in the rabbit. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE MEDICINE : REVUE CANADIENNE DE MEDECINE COMPAREE 1981; 45:400-5. [PMID: 7337872 PMCID: PMC1320172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The single intravenous administration of purified T-2 toxin to rabbits to 0.5 mg per kg body weight produced a decrease in hematocrit, while blood cell count, and serum alkaline phosphatase activity. The plasma clotting time, as measured by the activated partial thromboplastin time assay, was prolonged after intravenous T-2 toxin administration. In contrast, the administration of T-2 toxin to rabbits at 2.0 mg per kg body weight by gastric intubation produced oral lesions, diarrhea and anorexia in the animals but did not cause significant alteration in hematological and biochemical parameters. The results suggest that the rabbit may be a suitable model for further examination of the biochemical mechanisms involved in the cytotoxic action of T-2 toxin.
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Hoerr FJ, Carlton WW, Yagen B. The toxicity of T-2 toxin and diacetoxyscirpenol in combination for broiler chickens. FOOD AND COSMETICS TOXICOLOGY 1981; 19:185-8. [PMID: 7286869 DOI: 10.1016/0015-6264(81)90356-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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T-2 toxin was rapidly converted in the 9,000 X g supernatant fraction of rat liver homogenate into HT-2 toxin, T-2 tetraol, and two unknown metabolites designated as TMR-1 and TMR-2. TMR-1 was characterized as 4-deacetylneosolaniol (15-acetoxy-3 alpha, 4 beta, 8 alpha-trihydroxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene) by spectroscopic analyses. Since the same metabolites were also obtained from HT-2 toxin used as substrate, it was concluded that T-2 toxin was hydrolyzed preferentially at the C-4 position to give HT-2 toxin, which was then metabolized to T-2 tetraol via 4-deacetylneosolaniol. In addition to HT-2 toxin, 4-deacetylneosolaniol and T-2 tetraol, a trace amount of neosolaniol was transformed from T-2 toxin by rat intestinal strips. In vitro metabolic pathways for T-2 toxin in rats are proposed.
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- ; Department of Plant Pathology; University of Minnesota; St. Paul 55108
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Chi MS, Mirocha CJ. Necrotic oral lesions in chickens fed diacetoxyscirpenol, T-2 toxin, and crotocin. Poult Sci 1978; 57:807-8. [PMID: 674054 DOI: 10.3382/ps.0570807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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One-day-old broiler chicks were fed a diet containing either 5 ppm diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), 5 ppm T-2 toxin, 10 ppm crotocin, or a control diet for 3 weeks. Chicks fed the diet containing DAS and T-2 toxin showed yellowish plaque-type lesions on the beak, tongue, and angle of the mouth. Crotocin did not cause such lesions nor any apparent clinical signs. Chicks fed DAS had the lowest weight gain followed by the T-2, crotocin, and control group in that order; however, chicks fed crotocin had the poorest feed conversion ratio.
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