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Molecular toxicology and carcinogenesis of fumonisins: a review
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C Pub Date : 2021-02-07
Ruth Nabwire Wangia-Dixon, Kizito Nishimwe

Abstract

Fumonisins, discovered in 1988 are a group of naturally occurring toxins produced by fusarium pathogenic fungi. Besides their presence in animal feeds, contamination of human foods such as corn, millet, oats, rye, barley, wheat and their products are widespread. Exposure to fumonisins results in species and organ specific toxicities including neurological disorders among equids, pulmonary edema in swine, esophageal cancer in humans and both kidney and liver related toxicities in rodents. This review seeks to consolidate groundbreaking research on the science of fumonisins toxicity, highlight recent progress on fumonisins research, and provide an overview of plausible mechanistic biomarkers for fumonisins exposure assessment.

更新日期:2021-02-08
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