Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada; Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, Canada; Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2021 Jan;147:111854. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111854. Epub 2020 Nov 13.
Of the five agriculturally important mycotoxins, AFB, FB, DON, ZEA and OTA, a well-characterized biomarker of exposure in blood is only available for aflatoxin. Working with a population of 139 women of childbearing age in Rwanda, we undertook a comprehensive assessment of their dietary mycotoxin exposure. Using high-resolution LC-MS/MS with stable isotope dilution analysis, the albumin-aflatoxin adduct was quantitated in plasma. Similarly, AFM, AFB, AFG, FB and B, OTA, zearalenone, α-zearalenol, deoxynivalenol, deoxynivalenol-15-glucuronide and deoxynivalenol-3-glucuronide were quantitated in urine. AFB-Lys was detected in plasma from 81% of the women, indicative of exposures 1-2 orders of magnitude above current guidance. Zearalenone and/or α-zearalenol were detected in the urine of 61% of the women, the majority of whom had estimated exposures 2-5 times the PMTDI, with one third more than an order of magnitude above. Urinary deoxynivalenol or the two glucuronide conjugates were found in 77% of the participants. Of these, 60% were below the PMTDI, 28% were twice and 12% were >10x the PMTDI. Fumonisin B (30%) and ochratoxin A (71%) were also detected in urine. Exposures observed in these Rwandan women raise serious food safety concerns and highlight the need for authorities to help manage multiple mycotoxins in their diet.
在五种农业上重要的霉菌毒素,AFB、FB、DON、ZEA 和 OTA 中,只有黄曲霉毒素在血液中有一个特征明确的暴露生物标志物。在卢旺达的 139 名育龄妇女中,我们进行了一项全面的饮食霉菌毒素暴露评估。使用高分辨率 LC-MS/MS 与稳定同位素稀释分析,在血浆中定量测定白蛋白-黄曲霉毒素加合物。同样,在尿液中定量测定 AFM、AFB、AFG、FB 和 B、OTA、玉米赤霉烯酮、α-玉米赤霉烯醇、脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇、脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇-15-葡萄糖苷和脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇-3-葡萄糖苷。81%的妇女血浆中检测到 AFB-Lys,表明暴露水平比目前的指导值高出 1-2 个数量级。61%的妇女尿液中检测到玉米赤霉烯酮和/或α-玉米赤霉烯醇,其中大多数人的估计暴露水平是 PMTDI 的 2-5 倍,三分之一以上的人超过 1 个数量级。77%的参与者尿液中检出脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇或两种葡萄糖苷结合物。其中,60%低于 PMTDI,28%为 PMTDI 的两倍,12%超过 10 倍。尿液中还检测到伏马菌素 B(30%)和赭曲霉毒素 A(71%)。这些在卢旺达妇女中观察到的暴露情况引起了严重的食品安全问题,并强调当局有必要帮助管理饮食中的多种霉菌毒素。
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2014-10-27
Toxins (Basel). 2014-1-28
Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2014-11-3
Environ Health Prev Med. 2025
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023-8-12
Toxins (Basel). 2022-9-28
Toxins (Basel). 2022-6-2
Toxins (Basel). 2021-4-28