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ReviewToxins2015

AFM₁ in Milk: Physical, Biological, and Prophylactic Methods to Mitigate Contamination.

Laura Giovati, Walter Magliani, Tecla Ciociola, Claudia Santinoli, Stefania Conti, Luciano Polonelli

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Review in Toxins, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Laura GiovatiDepartment of Biomedical, Biotechnological, and Translational Sciences, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Parma, Parma 43125, Italy. laura.giovati@unipr.it.
Walter MaglianiDepartment of Biomedical, Biotechnological, and Translational Sciences, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Parma, Parma 43125, Italy. walter.magliani@unipr.it.
Tecla CiociolaDepartment of Biomedical, Biotechnological, and Translational Sciences, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Parma, Parma 43125, Italy. tecla.ciociola@unipr.it.
Claudia SantinoliDepartment of Biomedical, Biotechnological, and Translational Sciences, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Parma, Parma 43125, Italy. claudia.santinoli@studenti.unipr.it.
Stefania ContiDepartment of Biomedical, Biotechnological, and Translational Sciences, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Parma, Parma 43125, Italy. stefania.conti@unipr.it.
Luciano PolonelliDepartment of Biomedical, Biotechnological, and Translational Sciences, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Parma, Parma 43125, Italy. luciano.polonelli@unipr.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive secondary metabolites produced by some Aspergillus species which colonize crops, including many dietary staple foods and feed components. AFB₁ is the prevalent and most toxic among AFs. In the liver, it is biotransformed into AFM₁, which is then excreted into the milk of lactating mammals, including dairy animals. AFM₁ has been shown to be cause of both acute and chronic toxicoses. The presence of AFM₁ in milk and dairy products represents a worldwide concern since even small amounts of this metabolite may be of importance as long-term exposure is concerned. Contamination of milk may be mitigated either directly, decreasing the AFM₁ content in contaminated milk, or indirectly, decreasing AFB₁ contamination in the feed of dairy animals. Current strategies for AFM₁ mitigation include good agricultural practices in pre-harvest and post-harvest management of feed crops (including storage) and physical or chemical decontamination of feed and milk. However, no single strategy offers a complete solution to the issue.

Indexed as

Food ContaminationMilkAflatoxin B1Animal FeedAnimalsAspergillusBiological Control AgentsCrops, AgriculturalEnvironmental ExposureFood StorageHumansAflatoxin B1Biological Control Agentsaflatoxinbiocontrolbiotransformationenterosorptionmilkvaccination

Identifiers

PMID26512694
PMCPMC4626737

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