On a global scale, cereal grains and animal feed may be contaminated with trichothecenes, such as deoxynivalenol and T-2 toxin, zearalenone (ZEA), and fumonisins, the major mycotoxins of Fusarium fungi. Of these mycotoxins, ZEA is unequivocally implicated in reproductive disorders of swine and other domestic animals. Experiments invivo and invitro indicate that ZEA and its metabolites exert estrogenic effects resulting in functional and morphological alterations in reproductive organs. Recently, the potential of trichothecenes and fumonisins to cause reproductive disorders in domestic animals has been investigated. The present review summarizes the toxicological data on the effects of Fusarium mycotoxins on ovarian function, testicular function, placenta and fetus, and puberty/sexual maturity of domestic animals. The results of invivo animal studies and invitro tests are reported and discussed.
Fusarium mycotoxins : effects on reproductive function in domestic animals : a review / C. Cortinovis, F. Pizzo, L.J. Spicer, F. Caloni. - In: THERIOGENOLOGY. - ISSN 0093-691X. - 80:6(2013 Oct 01), pp. 557-564. [10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.06.018]
Fusarium mycotoxins : effects on reproductive function in domestic animals : a review
C. CortinovisPrimo
;F. PizzoSecondo
;F. CaloniUltimo
2013
Abstract
On a global scale, cereal grains and animal feed may be contaminated with trichothecenes, such as deoxynivalenol and T-2 toxin, zearalenone (ZEA), and fumonisins, the major mycotoxins of Fusarium fungi. Of these mycotoxins, ZEA is unequivocally implicated in reproductive disorders of swine and other domestic animals. Experiments invivo and invitro indicate that ZEA and its metabolites exert estrogenic effects resulting in functional and morphological alterations in reproductive organs. Recently, the potential of trichothecenes and fumonisins to cause reproductive disorders in domestic animals has been investigated. The present review summarizes the toxicological data on the effects of Fusarium mycotoxins on ovarian function, testicular function, placenta and fetus, and puberty/sexual maturity of domestic animals. The results of invivo animal studies and invitro tests are reported and discussed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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