patulin/fibrosis

Patulin is a mycotoxin produced by several Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Byssachlamys species growing on food products. In this study, we investigated the effects of patulin on the thymus of growing male rats aged five to six weeks. The rats were receiving it orally at a dose of 0.1 mg kg-1 bw a day

Patulin is a mycotoxin produced by several species of Penicillium, Aspergillus and Byssachlamys. Patulin can be produced on different food products including fruits, grains, cheese, cured meats, but in natural situations patulin is usually found in apple and apple products. In the present study, the

The effects on pancreatic β-cell viability and function of three microbial secondary metabolites pyrrolnitrin, phenazine and patulin were investigated, using the rat clonal pancreatic β-cell line, INS-1. Cells were exposed to 10-fold serial dilutions (range 0-10 μg mL(-1)) of the purified compounds

Quorum sensing (QS) communication systems are thought to afford bacteria with a mechanism to strategically cause disease. One example is Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which infects immunocompromised individuals such as cystic fibrosis patients. The authors have previously documented that blockage of the