Use of cell cultures for predicting the biological effects of mycotoxins |
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Authors: | Saida Robbana-Barnat Christiane Lafarge-Frayssinet Charles Frayssinet |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratoire de Pathologie Cellulaire de l'ER 278 (Reseau de toxicologie nutritionelle MRES), Institut de Recherches Scientifiques sur le Cancer, BP no 8, 94802 Villejuif, France;(2) Laboratoire de Pathologie Cellulaire, IRSC, BP no 8, 94802 Villejuif, France |
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Abstract: | The risk presented by mycotoxins is a toxicological problem. As the data given by physico-chemical analysis may be difficult to translate in terms of toxicity, however, especially when considering multiple contamination, we have developed a system for toxicological analysis of mycotoxins using cell cultures of different origins. The response of several cell types to a number of well defined mycotoxins was obtained in three days. This approach allowed us to: demonstrate and quantify a toxic effect, define some organ specificity related to the preferential action on a particular cell type, and detect an immunosuppressive effect. The results indicate that the system can be used for toxicological screening and that it has a predictive value for the pathological effects of tested products.Abbreviations DAS
Diacetoxyscirpenol
- DON
Deoxynivalenol
- SV40
Simian virus 40
- PHA
Phytohaemagglutinin
- IC 50
Inhibiting concentration 50
- LD 50
Lethal dose 50
- DMSO
dimethylsulfoxide |
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Keywords: | Mycotoxins trichothecenes cell cultures specific toxicity |
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