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Opoku N, Hudu AR, Addy F. Mycotoxigenic Fusarium species and zearalenone concentration in commercial maize kernels in northern Ghana. Mycotoxin Res 2024:10.1007/s12550-024-00544-3. [PMID: 39023737 DOI: 10.1007/s12550-024-00544-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
Abstract
The fungal genus Fusarium contains many toxigenic pathogens of maize with associated yield losses, reduction of grain quality, and accumulation of mycotoxins in harvested grains. To determine zearalenone (ZEN) concentration and identify the various Fusarium species in commercial maize grains, a survey of 75 maize samples, collected from 11 market centers in the five regions in northern Ghana was identified based on morphological characteristics, sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region, and polymerase chain reaction using species-specific primers. ZEN levels were determined using HPLC. ZEN contamination was recorded in 33.3% of the maize samples, with concentrations ranging from 0.61 to 3.05 µg/kg. Based on VERT1/2 and TEF 1-α sequencing, F. verticillioides was the most prevalent species in the studied samples: 40.35% from the Upper East Region, 28.07% from the North East Region, 19.30% from the Upper West Region, 10.53% from the Savannah Region, and 1.75% for the Northern Region. Other fungal species found were F. equiseti and F. solani. A higher number of the Fusarium isolates were found in white maize (609 isolates from 27 samples) compared to yellow maize (225 isolates from 23 samples).
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- Nelson Opoku
- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala, Tamale, Ghana.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala, Tamale, Ghana
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- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala, Tamale, Ghana
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Gbashi S, Adelusi OA, Njobeh PB. Insights from modelling sixteen years of climatic and fumonisin patterns in maize in South Africa. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11643. [PMID: 38773169 PMCID: PMC11109125 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60904-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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Mycotoxin contamination of agricultural commodities is a global public health problem that has remained elusive to various mitigation approaches, particularly in developing countries. Climate change and its impact exacerbates South Africa's vulnerability to mycotoxin contamination, and significantly threatens its's food systems, public health, and agro-economic development. Herein we analyse sixteen years (2005/2006-2020/2021) of annual national meteorological data on South Africa which reveals both systematic and erratic variability in critical climatic factors known to influence mycotoxin contamination in crops. Within the same study period, data on fumonisin (FB) monitoring show clear climate-dependent trends. The strongest positive warming trend is observed between 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 (0.51 °C/year), and a strong positive correlation is likewise established between FB contamination and temperature (r ranging from 0.6 to 0.9). Four machine learning models, viz support vector machines, eXtreme gradient boosting, random forest, and orthogonal partial least squares, are generalized on the historical data with suitable performance (RMSE as low as 0.00). All the adopted models are able to predict future FB contamination patterns with reasonable precision (R2 ranging from 0.34 to 1.00). The most important model feature for predicting average FB contamination (YA) is the historical pattern of average FB contamination in maize within the region (ΣFBs_avg). The two most significant features in modelling maximum FB contamination (YM) are minimum temperature from the CMIP6 data (Pro_tempMIN) and observed precipitation from the CRU data (O_prep). Our study provides strong evidence of the impact of climate change on FB in South Africa and reiterates the significance of machine learning modelling in predicting mycotoxin contamination in light of changing climatic conditions, which could facilitate early warnings and the adoption of relevant mitigation measures that could help in mycotoxin risk management and control.
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- Sefater Gbashi
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, P.O Box 17011, Gauteng, 2028, South Africa.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, P.O Box 17011, Gauteng, 2028, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, P.O Box 17011, Gauteng, 2028, South Africa
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Esan OO, Okanlawon AA, Ogunro BN, Abiola JO, Olaogun SC, Aliyu VA. Seasonal variation of mycotoxin levels in poultry feeds and feed ingredients in Oyo State, Nigeria. Mycotoxin Res 2024; 40:319-325. [PMID: 38536554 DOI: 10.1007/s12550-024-00530-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Mycotoxins pose a major problem to poultry production as a result of feed contamination which has deleterious consequences such as production losses and human health risks. A total of 158 chicken feed samples were randomly collected from 46 consenting poultry farms in Oyo State throughout the wet season (April-October; 91 samples) and the dry season (November-March; 67 samples), including compounded feed (n = 129) and feed ingredients (n = 29). Samples were promptly transported to the laboratory in sterile plastic vials for lateral flow assay for mycotoxins using six different commercial mycotoxin test kits each for aflatoxin B1, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, ochratoxin A, fumonisin, and T-2 toxin/HT-2 toxin. Summary values of mycotoxin levels (µg/kg) in the feedstuffs were represented as frequency or median (and range). Fisher exact or Mann-Whitney U tests were carried out where appropriate at α = 0.05. Every sample contained at least four mycotoxins. Aflatoxins and fumonisin co-occurred in 80% of the samples. Aflatoxin and fumonisin concentrations were above the permissible limits in 32.9% and 18.4% respectively in feedstuff sampled in the dry season while the values were 17.1% and 6.3% respectively during the wet season. Among feed ingredients, peanut cake and maize had the highest median concentration of aflatoxin and fumonisin, respectively. Median aflatoxin concentration in the feedstuff was significantly higher than the permissible limit irrespective of season. There is a need to frequently monitor mycotoxin levels of feed and feed ingredients and improve storage system for feed ingredients in order to reduce the risk associated with high mycotoxin intake in poultry.
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- Oluwaseun Olanrewaju Esan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for Poultry and Livestock Disease, CHI Farms Ltd, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Wu H, Xu Y, Gong YY, Huntriss J, Routledge MN. Effects of aflatoxin and fumonisin on gene expression of growth factors and inflammation-related genes in a human hepatocyte cell line. Mutagenesis 2024; 39:181-195. [PMID: 38468450 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geae005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and fumonisin B1 (FB1) are mycotoxins widely distributed in maize and maized-based products, often occurring together. The implications of co-exposure to aflatoxin and fumonsin for human health are numerous, but a particular concern is the potential of FB1 to modulate AFB1 hepatotoxicity. This study evaluated the toxicity of these mycotoxins, alone or combined, in a human non-tumorigenic liver cell line, HHL-16 cells, and assessed the effects of AFB1 and FB1 on expression of genes involved in immune and growth factor pathways. The results demonstrated that in HHL-16 cells, both AFB1 and FB1 had dose-dependent and time-dependent toxicity, and the combination of them showed a synergistic toxicity in the cells. Moreover, AFB1 caused upregulation of IL6, CCL20, and BMP2, and downregulation of NDP. In combination of AFB1 with FB1, gene expression levels of IL6 and BMP2 were significantly higher compared to individual FB1 treatment, and had a tendency to be higher than individual AFB1 treatment. This study shows that FB1 may increase the hepatoxicity of AFB1 through increasing the inflammatory response and disrupting cell growth pathways.
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- Hang Wu
- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
- School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Medical Research Center, Sun-Yat University, Guangzhou 51006, China
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- School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leicester Medical School, George Davies Centre, Lancaster Rd, Leicester LE1 7HA, United Kingdom
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Krska T, Twaruschek K, Valente N, Mitterbauer R, Moll D, Wiesenberger G, Berthiller F, Adam G. Development of a fumonisin-sensitive Saccharomyces cerevisiae indicator strain and utilization for activity testing of candidate detoxification genes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0121123. [PMID: 38054733 PMCID: PMC10746191 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01211-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Fumonisins can cause diseases in animals and humans consuming Fusarium-contaminated food or feed. The search for microbes capable of fumonisin degradation, or for enzymes that can detoxify fumonisins, currently relies primarily on chemical detection methods. Our constructed fumonisin B1-sensitive yeast strain can be used to phenotypically detect detoxification activity and should be useful in screening for novel fumonisin resistance genes and to elucidate fumonisin metabolism and resistance mechanisms in fungi and plants, and thereby, in the long term, help to mitigate the threat of fumonisins in feed and food.
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- Tamara Krska
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
- Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety & Innovation, FFoQSI GmbH, Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
- Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety & Innovation, FFoQSI GmbH, Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
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- dsm-firmenich ANH Research Center Tulln, Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
- Department of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, IFA-Tulln, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, IFA-Tulln, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
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Del Palacio A, Corallo B, Simoens M, Cea J, de Aurrecoechea I, Martinez I, Sanchez A, Stewart S, Pan D. Major Fusarium species and mycotoxins associated with freshly harvested maize grain in Uruguay. Mycotoxin Res 2023; 39:379-391. [PMID: 37442904 DOI: 10.1007/s12550-023-00498-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Fusarium species are common fungal pathogens of maize. Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides, among others, can cause maize ear rot, and they are also mycotoxin producers. The aims of this work were to determine the frequency and diversity of Fusarium species in Uruguayan maize kernels, evaluate the toxigenic potential of the isolates, determine toxin contamination levels on freshly harvested grain, and assess the sensitivity of main Fusarium species against fungicides. Fusarium verticillioides was the most frequent species isolated, followed by Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto. Of F. verticillioides isolates studied for fumonisin production, 72% produced fumonisin B1 and 32% fumonisin B2. Considering in vitro toxin production by F. graminearum sensu stricto isolates, deoxynivalenol was the main toxin produced, followed by zearalenone and nivalenol. Fumonisins were the most frequently found toxins on freshly harvested maize samples (98% in 2018 and 86% in 2019), and also, fumonisin B1 was the toxin with highest concentration in both years studied (4860 µg/kg in 2018 and 1453 µg/kg in 2019). Deoxynivalenol and zearalenone were also found as contaminants. Metconazole and epoxiconazole were the most effective fungicides tested on F. verticillioides isolates. Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto isolates also were more sensitive to metconazole compared to other fungicides; nevertheless, epoxiconazole was less efficient in controlling this species. This is the first study that reports Fusarium species and mycotoxin contamination levels associated with maize grain in Uruguay. Its detection is the main step to develop management strategies in order to minimize fungal infection in maize crops.
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- A Del Palacio
- Laboratorio de Micología, Facultad de Ciencias-Facultad de Ingeniería, UdelaR, 565, 11200, Montevideo, Julio Herreray Reissig , Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Micología, Facultad de Ciencias-Facultad de Ingeniería, UdelaR, 565, 11200, Montevideo, Julio Herreray Reissig , Uruguay
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- Departamento de Análisis de Productos Agropecuarios, Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Análisis de Productos Agropecuarios, Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Granos, Ministerio de Ganadería, Dirección General de Servicios Agrícolas, Agricultura y Pesca, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Fundación del Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Fundación del Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Programa Cultivos de Secano, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental La Estanzuela, Colonia, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Micología, Facultad de Ciencias-Facultad de Ingeniería, UdelaR, 565, 11200, Montevideo, Julio Herreray Reissig , Uruguay.
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Gelineau-van Waes J, van Waes MA, Hallgren J, Hulen J, Bredehoeft M, Ashley-Koch AE, Krupp D, Gregory SG, Stessman HA. Gene-nutrient interactions that impact magnesium homeostasis increase risk for neural tube defects in mice exposed to dolutegravir. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1175917. [PMID: 37377737 PMCID: PMC10292217 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1175917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
In 2018, data from a surveillance study in Botswana evaluating adverse birth outcomes raised concerns that women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) containing dolutegravir (DTG) may be at increased risk for neural tube defects (NTDs). The mechanism of action for DTG involves chelation of Mg2+ ions in the active site of the viral integrase. Plasma Mg2+ homeostasis is maintained primarily through dietary intake and reabsorption in the kidneys. Inadequate dietary Mg2+ intake over several months results in slow depletion of plasma Mg2+ and chronic latent hypomagnesemia, a condition prevalent in women of reproductive age worldwide. Mg2+ is critical for normal embryonic development and neural tube closure. We hypothesized that DTG therapy might slowly deplete plasma Mg2+ and reduce the amount available to the embryo, and that mice with pre-existing hypomagnesemia due to genetic variation and/or dietary Mg2+ insufficiency at the time of conception and initiation of DTG treatment would be at increased risk for NTDs. We used two different approaches to test our hypothesis: 1) we selected mouse strains that had inherently different basal plasma Mg2+ levels and 2) placed mice on diets with different concentrations of Mg2+. Plasma and urine Mg2+ were determined prior to timed mating. Pregnant mice were treated daily with vehicle or DTG beginning on the day of conception and embryos examined for NTDs on gestational day 9.5. Plasma DTG was measured for pharmacokinetic analysis. Our results demonstrate that hypomagnesemia prior to conception, due to genetic variation and/or insufficient dietary Mg2+ intake, increases the risk for NTDs in mice exposed to DTG. We also analyzed whole-exome sequencing data from inbred mouse strains and identified 9 predicted deleterious missense variants in Fam111a that were unique to the LM/Bc strain. Human FAM111A variants are associated with hypomagnesemia and renal Mg2+ wasting. The LM/Bc strain exhibits this same phenotype and was the strain most susceptible to DTG-NTDs. Our results suggest that monitoring plasma Mg2+ levels in patients on ART regimens that include DTG, identifying other risk factors that impact Mg2+ homeostasis, and correcting deficiencies in this micronutrient might provide an effective strategy for mitigating NTD risk.
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- J. Gelineau-van Waes
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, United States
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