The co-occurrence of mycotoxins in baby foods, including aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) and ochratoxin A (OTA), has been reported in previous studies, but data on their potential combined toxic effects are still missing. The present work aimed at (1) validating an in-house multi-mycotoxin high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) method for AFM1, total aflatoxins (aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), aflatoxin B2 (AFB2), aflatoxin G1 (AFG1), aflatoxin G2 (AFG2)) and OTA in infant formulae (milk powders) and cereal baby foods (flours), and (2) assessing the combined cytotoxic effects of AFM1 and OTA in an intestine-derived cell line. The HPLC-FLD method, which included a chloroform extraction, liquid-liquid extraction, immunoaffinity column clean-up and fluorescence detection after post-column derivatisation with electrochemically generated bromine, was adequate for the analysis of baby foods and met the requirements of validation and quality control for the studied working ranges. The limits of quantification for AFM1, AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2 and OTA were 0.069, 0.032, 0.020, 0.047, 0.020 and 0.244 μg/kg, respectively. The mean recovery values were 96, 114, 112, 107, 101 and 87%, respectively. A dose-dependent cytotoxicity was observed for individual and combined AFM1 and OTA using the Caco-2 cell line, which represents a site of contact of both mycotoxins in the body, after oral exposure. Interactions between both mycotoxins were disclosed by application of the concentration addition (CA) and independent action (IA) models, revealing the predominance of an antagonistic pattern. In conclusion, this study proposes a HPLC-FLD method for multi-mycotoxin monitoring in baby foods and provides evidence for the interaction between AFM1 and OTA, and for the applicability of CA/IA models to predict the effect of mycotoxins mixtures, further contributing to the prevention of mycotoxins-associated adverse health effects.
Research-Article
Multi-mycotoxin determination in baby foods and in vitro combined cytotoxic effects of aflatoxin M1 and ochratoxin A
A.M. Tavares Related information
1 National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP, Food and Nutrition Department, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
4 IP, Human Genetics Department, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
, P. Alvito Related information4 IP, Human Genetics Department, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
1 National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP, Food and Nutrition Department, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
2 Faculty of Sciences, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, 1149-016 Lisbon, Portugal
, S. Loureiro Related information2 Faculty of Sciences, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, 1149-016 Lisbon, Portugal
3 Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
, H. Louro Related information4 IP, Human Genetics Department, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
, M.J. Silva Related information4 IP, Human Genetics Department, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
World Mycotoxin Journal: 6
(4)- Pages: 375 - 388
Published Online: July 22, 2013
Abstract
Keywords: aflatoxin M1, ochratoxin A, HPLC-FLD, mixtures modelling, cytotoxicity
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