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Exotoxins and endotoxins: Inducers of inflammatory cytokines by Cavaillon, Jean-Marc

“…Endotoxins and exotoxins are among the most potent bacterial inducers of cytokines. During infectious processes, the production of inflammatory cytokines…”
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Zearalenone and its metabolites: Effect on human health, metabolism and neutralisation methods by Rogowska, A., Pomastowski, P., Sagandykova, G., Buszewski, B.

“…Mycotoxins are natural compounds produced as secondary metabolites by mold fungi belonging mainly to the Fusarium family, commonly found on plants such as corn…”
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Ochratoxins in food and feed: Occurrence and its impact on human health and management strategies by Kumar, Pradeep, Mahato, Dipendra Kumar, Sharma, Bharti, Borah, Rituraj, Haque, Shafiul, Mahmud, M.M. Chayan, Shah, Ajay Kumar, Rawal, Deepaksshi, Bora, Himashree, Bui, Sukni

“…Ochratoxins (OTs) are a group of mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium spp. which are ubiquitous. They infect the crops during pre- and…”
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Review: Biotechnology of mycotoxins detoxification using microorganisms and enzymes by Ben Taheur, Fadia, Kouidhi, Bochra, Al Qurashi, Yasir Mohammed A., Ben Salah-Abbès, Jalila, Chaieb, Kamel

“…Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by various toxigenic fungi belonging to the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. They have mutagenic,…”
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Scorpion venom components as potential candidates for drug development by Ortiz, Ernesto, Gurrola, Georgina B., Schwartz, Elisabeth Ferroni, Possani, Lourival D.

“…Scorpions are well known for their dangerous stings that can result in severe consequences for human beings, including death. Neurotoxins present in their…”
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Mycotoxin toxicity and residue in animal products: Prevalence, consumer exposure and reduction strategies – A review by Adegbeye, Moyosore Joseph, Reddy, Poonooru Ravi Kanth, Chilaka, Cynthia Adaku, Balogun, Olalekan Blessing, Elghandour, Mona M.M.Y., Rivas-Caceres, Raymundo Rene, Salem, Abdelfattah Z.M.

“…Mycotoxin residues are transferred from feed to animal products, yet, less attention has been paid to it in developing countries. There is a need to find…”
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Bee venom therapy: Potential mechanisms and therapeutic applications by Zhang, Shuai, Liu, Yi, Ye, Yang, Wang, Xue-Rui, Lin, Li-Ting, Xiao, Ling-Yong, Zhou, Ping, Shi, Guang-Xia, Liu, Cun-Zhi

“…Bee venom is a very complex mixture of natural products extracted from honey bee which contains various pharmaceutical properties such as peptides, enzymes,…”
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Ochratoxin A: Occurrence and recent advances in detoxification by Wang, Lan, Hua, Xia, Shi, Jie, Jing, Ninghao, Ji, Ting, Lv, Bing, Liu, Lijun, Chen, Yun

“…Ochratoxin A (OTA), one of the most important mycotoxins, is mainly produced by fungi in the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium, and commonly found in food and…”
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Aflatoxins biodetoxification strategies based on probiotic bacteria by Afshar, Parvaneh, Shokrzadeh, Mohammad, Raeisi, Shahram Naghizadeh, Ghorbani-HasanSaraei, Azade, Nasiraii, Leila Roozbeh

“…Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi that are the most dangerous mycotoxin and food safety challenges. Human exposure to mycotoxins occurs directly…”
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Botulinum toxin treatment of pain syndromes –an evidence based review by Safarpour, Yasaman, Jabbari, Bahman

“…This review evaluates the existing level of evidence for efficacy of BoNTs in different pain syndromes using the recommended efficacy criteria from the…”
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Mycotoxins, invisible danger of feedstuff with toxic effect on animals by Buszewska-Forajta, Magdalena

“…Mycotoxins are low-molecular weight compounds produced mainly by fungi, with Fusarium and Aspergillus origin. Secondary, metabolites, are mostly found on…”
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Histamine and Scombrotoxins by Hungerford, James M.

“…Histamine intoxications result when histamine-metabolizing enzymes are compromised or overwhelmed by dietary histamine in the human body. This can occur either…”
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Genotoxic effects of mycotoxins by Ülger, Taha Gökmen, Uçar, Aslı, Çakıroğlu, Funda Pınar, Yilmaz, Serkan

“…Fungi produce mycotoxins in the presence of appropriate temperature, humidity, sufficient nutrients and if the density of the mushroom mass is favorable…”
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The snakebite problem and antivenom crisis from a health-economic perspective by Habib, Abdulrazaq G., Brown, Nicholas I.

“…The scourge of snakebite has been well documented but largely ignored by the global health community for several decades, especially the role that economics…”
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Progress in the distribution, toxicity, control, and detoxification of patulin: A review by Wei, Chaozhi, Yu, Leilei, Qiao, Nanzhen, Zhao, Jianxin, Zhang, Hao, Zhai, Qixiao, Tian, Fengwei, Chen, Wei

“…Patulin (PAT) is a secondary metabolite secreted by fungi in the genera Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Enterobacter and is the most common mycotoxin found in…”
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Trichothecenes in food and feed: Occurrence, impact on human health and their detection and management strategies by Mahato, Dipendra Kumar, Pandhi, Shikha, Kamle, Madhu, Gupta, Akansha, Sharma, Bharti, Panda, Brajesh Kumar, Srivastava, Shubhangi, Kumar, Manoj, Selvakumar, Raman, Pandey, Arun Kumar, Suthar, Priyanka, Arora, Shalini, Kumar, Arvind, Gamlath, Shirani, Bharti, Ajay, Kumar, Pradeep

“…Trichothecenes (TCNs) are the mycotoxins produced by many fungal species such as Fusarium, Myrothecium, and Stachybotrys and pose a considerable health risk…”
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Okadaic acid (OA): Toxicity, detection and detoxification by Fu, Ling-ling, Zhao, Xiao-yu, Ji, Lin-dan, Xu, Jin

“…Okadaic acid (OA), a potent polyether marine toxin, accumulates in the digestive glands of marine mollusks and therefore can severely threaten the health of…”
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Degradation of zearalenone and aflatoxin B1 by Lac2 from Pleurotus pulmonarius in the presence of mediators by Song, Yanyi, Wang, Yanan, Guo, Yongpeng, Qiao, Yingying, Ma, Qiugang, Ji, Cheng, Zhao, Lihong

“…The contamination of foods and feeds with mycotoxins has been an issue of global significance. For mycotoxin detoxification, enzymatic biodegradation using…”
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Lactobacillus spp. reduces morphological changes and oxidative stress induced by deoxynivalenol on the intestine and liver of broilers by de Souza, Marielen, Baptista, Ana Angelita S., Valdiviezo, Milton J.J., Justino, Larissa, Menck-Costa, Maísa F., Ferraz, Camila R., da Gloria, Eduardo M., Verri, Waldiceu A., Bracarense, Ana Paula F.R.L.

“…The mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) contaminates animal feed worldwide, frequently resulting in poor performance and economic losses. Data concerning the…”
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Snake venom metalloproteinases by Markland, Francis S., Swenson, Stephen

“…Recent proteomic analyses of snake venoms show that metalloproteinases represent major components in most of the Crotalid and Viperid venoms. In this chapter…”
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