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Ochratoxin A

Index Ochratoxin A

Ochratoxin A—a toxin produced by different Aspergillus and Penicillium species — is one of the most-abundant food-contaminating mycotoxins. [1]

43 relations: Adenoma, Antibody, Apoptosis, Aristolochic acid, Aspergillus, Balkan endemic nephropathy, Bird, Blood, Breast milk, Carcinogen, Carcinoma, Chemical Research in Toxicology, Coffee, Cytokine, Danube, Death, Dialysis, European Food Safety Authority, Glomerulopathy, Glomerulosclerosis, Grain, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Immunosuppression, Immunosuppressive drug, List of grape varieties, List of IARC Group 2B carcinogens, Lymph node, Mutagen, Mycotoxin, Necrosis, Nephritis, Ochratoxin, Parts-per notation, Penicillium, Phenylketonuria, Pork, Poultry, Raisin, Spleen, Thymus, Toxin, Urinary system, Urothelium.

Adenoma

An adenoma (from Greek αδένας, adeno-, "gland" + -ώμα, -oma, "tumor") (plural adenomas or adenomata) is a benign tumor of epithelial tissue with glandular origin, glandular characteristics, or both.

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Antibody

An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large, Y-shaped protein produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

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Apoptosis

Apoptosis (from Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις "falling off") is a process of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms.

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Aristolochic acid

Aristolochic acids are a family of carcinogenic, mutagenic, and nephrotoxic phytochemicals commonly found in the flowering plant family Aristolochiaceae (birthworts).

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Aspergillus

Aspergillus is a genus consisting of a few hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide.

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Balkan endemic nephropathy

Balkan endemic nephropathy — also called Danubian endemic familial nephropathy (DEFN) — is a form of interstitial nephritis.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Blood

Blood is a body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

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Breast milk

Breast milk is the milk produced by the breasts (or mammary glands) of a human female to feed a child.

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Carcinogen

A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis, the formation of cancer.

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Carcinoma

Carcinoma is a type of cancer that develops from epithelial cells.

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Chemical Research in Toxicology

Chemical Research in Toxicology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published since 1988 by the American Chemical Society.

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Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant.

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Cytokine

Cytokines are a broad and loose category of small proteins (~5–20 kDa) that are important in cell signaling.

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Danube

The Danube or Donau (known by various names in other languages) is Europe's second longest river, after the Volga.

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Death

Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

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Dialysis

In medicine, dialysis (from Greek διάλυσις, diàlysis, "dissolution"; from διά, dià, "through", and λύσις, lỳsis, "loosening or splitting") is the process of removing excess water, solutes and toxins from the blood in those whose native kidneys have lost the ability to perform these functions in a natural way.

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European Food Safety Authority

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain.

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Glomerulopathy

Glomerulopathy is a set of diseases affecting the glomeruli of the nephron.

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Glomerulosclerosis

Glomerulosclerosis, also known as glomerular sclerosis, is hardening of the glomeruli in the kidney.

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Grain

A grain is a small, hard, dry seed, with or without an attached hull or fruit layer, harvested for human or animal consumption.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults, and is the most common cause of death in people with cirrhosis.

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Immunosuppression

Immunosuppression is a reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system.

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Immunosuppressive drug

Immunosuppressive drugs or immunosuppressive agents or antirejection medications are drugs that inhibit or prevent activity of the immune system.

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List of grape varieties

This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana).

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List of IARC Group 2B carcinogens

Substances, mixtures and exposure circumstances in this list have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as Group 2B: The agent (mixture) is "possibly carcinogenic to humans".

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Lymph node

A lymph node or lymph gland is an ovoid or kidney-shaped organ of the lymphatic system, and of the adaptive immune system, that is widely present throughout the body.

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Mutagen

In genetics, a mutagen is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material, usually DNA, of an organism and thus increases the frequency of mutations above the natural background level.

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Mycotoxin

A mycotoxin (from the Greek μύκης mykes, "fungus" and τοξικόν toxikon, "poison") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by organisms of the fungus kingdom and is capable of causing disease and death in both humans and other animals.

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Necrosis

Necrosis (from the Greek νέκρωσις "death, the stage of dying, the act of killing" from νεκρός "dead") is a form of cell injury which results in the premature death of cells in living tissue by autolysis.

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Nephritis

Nephritis is inflammation of the kidneys and may involve the glomeruli, tubules, or interstitial tissue surrounding the glomeruli and tubules.

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Ochratoxin

Ochratoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by some Aspergillus species (mainly A. ochraceus, but also by 33% of A. niger industrial strains) and some Penicillium species, especially P. verrucosum and P. carbonarius.

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Parts-per notation

In science and engineering, the parts-per notation is a set of pseudo-units to describe small values of miscellaneous dimensionless quantities, e.g. mole fraction or mass fraction.

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Penicillium

Penicillium ascomycetous fungi are of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production.

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Phenylketonuria

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism that results in decreased metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine.

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Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

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Poultry

Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers.

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Raisin

A raisin is a dried grape.

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Spleen

The spleen is an organ found in virtually all vertebrates.

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Thymus

The thymus is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system.

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Toxin

A toxin (from toxikon) is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms; synthetic toxicants created by artificial processes are thus excluded.

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Urinary system

The urinary system, also known as the renal system or urinary tract, consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra.

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Urothelium

Urothelium (or uroepithelium) is an example of transitional epithelium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochratoxin_A

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