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01.06.2015 | Original Contribution

The effects of season and gender on the serum aflatoxins and ochratoxin A levels of healthy adult subjects from the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

verfasst von: Suna Sabuncuoglu, Pinar Erkekoglu, Sevtap Aydin, Gönül Şahin, Belma Kocer-Gumusel

Erschienen in: European Journal of Nutrition | Ausgabe 4/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was undertaken to determine the effects of season and gender on serum aflatoxin (AF) levels (AFG₁, AFB₁, AFG₂ and AFB₂) and ochratoxin A (OTA) concentrations of healthy adult population living in Central Anatolia Region of Turkey.

Methods

AF levels were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and OTA levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in serum samples of healthy adults (n = 233).

Results

In summer and winter, total AF levels in females were 0.98 ± 0.10 and 0.94 ± 0.12 ng/ml and in males 1.35 ± 0.17 and 0.93 ± 0.11 ng/ml, respectively. Male subjects had significantly higher serum total AF levels in summer compared with females (~38 %). There was no marked seasonal change in AFG₁, AFB₁ and AFG₂ concentrations in the whole population, except AFB₂. Both of the genders had significantly higher OTA levels in winter compared with summer (~60 %).

Conclusions

Overall results suggest that Central Anatolia residents are continuously exposed to AFs and OTA. Besides, season and gender can be effective in mycotoxin exposure.

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Titel: The effects of season and gender on the serum aflatoxins and ochratoxin A levels of healthy adult subjects from the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey
verfasst von: Suna Sabuncuoglu
Pinar Erkekoglu
Sevtap Aydin
Gönül Şahin
Belma Kocer-Gumusel
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2015
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: European Journal of Nutrition / Ausgabe 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1436-6207
Elektronische ISSN: 1436-6215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-014-0744-6

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