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Biomonitoring Study of Mycotoxins
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Biomonitoring Study of Mycotoxins

A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Mycotoxins".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 1774

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Zheng Han

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Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Institute for Agro-Food Standards and Testing Technology, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
Interests: mycotoxins; analytical chemistry; biotransformation; electrochemical detection; reference material; food; risk assessment
Dr. Emmanuel K. Tangni

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Organic Contaminants and Additives, Sciensano, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
Interests: emerging mycotoxin; metrological tool development; collaborative trial; exposure and risk assessment
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Dr. Jianhong Xu

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Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
Interests: China; wheat; Fusarium; mycotoxicoses; toxins; toxin management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Mycotoxins are a series of secondary metabolites produced by various mould species growing on plant-based products, either in the field or during storage. Due to the widespread occurrence and high toxicity, mycotoxin analysis has become one of the major research topics around the world. To reveal their toxicological mechanisms and real harmful effects, effective biomonitoring of mycotoxins or their biomarkers in animals and humans is important to set safety regulations and measures for the protection of human and animal health.

We are pleased to invite you to make your contributions for this Special Issue in the form of original research or review papers on the recent advances and the state-of-the-art in the field of biomonitoring of mycotoxins. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:

  • Newly developed analytical methods for the in vivo determination of mycotoxins/biomarkers;
  • The absorption, distribution, and elimination of emerging mycotoxins in animals;
  • The biotransformation of mycotoxins and untargeted analysis of the metabolites;
  • The detection of mycotoxins/biomarkers in biofluids in humans for risk assessment.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Zheng Han
Dr. Emmanuel K. Tangni
Dr. Jianhong Xu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxins is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • mycotoxins
  • biomonitoring
  • analytical methods
  • biomarkers
  • in vitro and in vivo kinetics
  • absorption
  • distribution
  • biotransformation and toxicity of metabolites
  • biocontrol
  • risk assessment

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Biomonitoring of 19 Mycotoxins in Plasma from Food-Producing Animals (Cattle, Poultry, Pigs, and Sheep)
by Borja Muñoz-Solano and Elena González-Peñas
Toxins 2023, 15(4), 295; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15040295 - 18 Apr 2023
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Abstract
Mycotoxins are of great concern in relation to food safety. When animals are exposed to them, health problems, economic losses in farms and related industries, and the carryover of these compounds to animal-derived foods can occur. Therefore, control of animal exposure is of [...] Read more.
Mycotoxins are of great concern in relation to food safety. When animals are exposed to them, health problems, economic losses in farms and related industries, and the carryover of these compounds to animal-derived foods can occur. Therefore, control of animal exposure is of great importance. This control may be carried out by analyzing raw material and/or feed or through the analysis of biomarkers of exposure in biological matrixes. This second approach has been chosen in the present study. Firstly, a methodology capable of analyzing mycotoxins and some derivatives (AFB1, OTA, ZEA, DON, 3- and 15-ADON, DOM-1, T-2, HT-2, AFM1, STER, NEO, DAS, FUS-X, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, OTB, and NIV) by LC-MS/MS in human plasma, has been revalidated to be applied in animal plasma. Secondly, this methodology was used in 80 plasma samples obtained from animals dedicated to food production: cattle, pigs, poultry, and sheep (20 samples of each), with and without being treated with a mixture of β-glucuronidase-arylsulfatase to determine possible glucuronide and sulfate conjugates. Without enzymatic treatment, no mycotoxin was detected in any of the samples. Only one sample from poultry presented levels of DON and 3- and 15-ADON. With enzymatic treatment, only DON (1 sample) and STER were detected. The prevalence of STER was 100% of the samples, without significant differences among the four species; however, the prevalence and levels of this mycotoxin in the previously analyzed feed were low. This could be explained by the contamination of the farm environment. Animal biomonitoring can be a useful tool to assess animal exposure to mycotoxins. However, for these studies to be carried out and to be useful, knowledge must be increased on appropriate biomarkers for each mycotoxin in different animal species. In addition, adequate and validated analytical methods are needed, as well as knowledge of the relationships between the levels found in biological matrices and mycotoxin intake and toxicity. Full article
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