Fusarium graminearum is a major fungal pathogen affecting crops of worldwide importance. F. graminearum produces type B trichothecene mycotoxins (TCTB), which are not fully eliminated during food and feed processing. Therefore, the best way to minimize TCTB contamination is to develop prevention strategies. Herein we show that treatment with the reduced form of the γ-core of the tick defensin DefMT3, referred to as TickCore3 (TC3), decreases F. graminearum growth and abrogates TCTB production. The oxidized form of TC3 loses antifungal activity, but retains anti-mycotoxin activity. Molecular dynamics show that TC3 is recruited by specific membrane phospholipids in F. graminearum and that membrane binding of the oxidized form of TC3 is unstable. Capping each of the three cysteine residues of TC3 with methyl groups reduces its inhibitory efficacy. Substitutions of the positively-charged residues lysine (Lys) 6 or arginine 7 by threonine had the highest and the lesser impact, respectively, on the anti-mycotoxin activity of TC3. We conclude that the binding of linear TC3 to F. graminearum membrane phospholipids is required for the antifungal activity of the reduced peptide. Besides, Lys6 appears essential for the anti-mycotoxin activity of the reduced peptide. Our results provide foundation for developing novel and environment-friendly strategies for controlling F. graminearum.

• MeSH
• antifungální látky farmakologie   MeSH
• cystein metabolismus   MeSH
• defensiny farmakologie   MeSH
• fosfolipidy metabolismus   MeSH
• Fusarium růst a vývoj   MeSH
• klíšťata metabolismus   MeSH
• membránové lipidy metabolismus   MeSH
• metylace MeSH
• mykotoxiny biosyntéza   MeSH
• peptidy chemie   MeSH
• sekvence aminokyselin MeSH
• vazba proteinů MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• antifungální látky MeSH
• cystein MeSH
• defensiny MeSH
• fosfolipidy MeSH
• membránové lipidy MeSH
• mykotoxiny MeSH
• peptidy MeSH

Fusarium-derived mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) usually induces diarrhea, vomiting and gastrointestinal inflammation. We studied the cytotoxic effect of DON on porcine small intestinal epithelium using the intestinal porcine epithelial cell line IPEC-J2. We screened out differentially expressed genes (DEGs) using RNA-seq and identified 320 upregulated genes and 160 downregulated genes. The enrichment pathways of these DEGs focused on immune-related pathways. DON induced proinflammatory gene expression, including cytokines, chemokines and other inflammation-related genes. DON increased IL1A, IL6 and TNF-α release and DON activated the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 and-2 (ERK1/2), JUN N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK. A p38 inhibitor attenuated DON-induced IL6, TNF-α, CXCL2, CXCL8, IL12A, IL1A, CCL20, CCL4 and IL15 production, while an ERK1/2 inhibitor had only a small inhibitory effect on IL15 and IL6. An inhibitor of p38 MAPK decreased the release of IL1A, IL6 and TNF-α and an inhibitor of ERK1/2 partly attenuated protein levels of IL6. These data demonstrate that DON induces proinflammatory factor production in IPEC-J2 cells by activating p38 and ERK1/2.

• Klíčová slova
• IPEC-J2 cells, MAPKs, RNA-seq, deoxynivalenol, inflammation,
• MeSH
• buněčné linie MeSH
• epitelové buňky účinky léků   imunologie   metabolismus   MeSH
• interleukin-1 genetika   MeSH
• interleukin-6 genetika   MeSH
• MAP kinasový signální systém účinky léků   genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• mitogenem aktivované proteinkinasy p38 metabolismus   MeSH
• prasata MeSH
• střevní sliznice účinky léků   imunologie   metabolismus   MeSH
• TNF-alfa genetika   MeSH
• transkriptom účinky léků   MeSH
• trichotheceny toxicita   MeSH
• viabilita buněk účinky léků   MeSH
• zánět MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• deoxynivalenol MeSH Prohlížeč
• interleukin-1 MeSH
• interleukin-6 MeSH
• mitogenem aktivované proteinkinasy p38 MeSH
• TNF-alfa MeSH
• trichotheceny MeSH

Mycotoxins found in randomly selected commercial milk thistle dietary supplement were evaluated for their toxicity in silico and in vitro. Using in silico methods, the basic physicochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological properties of the mycotoxins were predicted using ACD/Percepta. The in vitro cytotoxicity of individual mycotoxins was determined in mouse macrophage (RAW 264.7), human hepatoblastoma (HepG2), and human embryonic kidney (HEK 293T) cells. In addition, we studied the bioavailability potential of mycotoxins and silibinin utilizing an in vitro transwell system with differentiated human colon adenocarcinoma cells (Caco-2) simulating mycotoxin transfer through the intestinal epithelial barrier. The IC50 values for individual mycotoxins in studied cells were in the biologically relevant ranges as follows: 3.57-13.37 nM (T-2 toxin), 5.07-47.44 nM (HT-2 toxin), 3.66-17.74 nM (diacetoxyscirpenol). Furthermore, no acute toxicity was obtained for deoxynivalenol, beauvericin, zearalenone, enniatinENN-A, enniatin-A1, enniatin-B, enniatin-B1, alternariol, alternariol-9-methyl ether, tentoxin, and mycophenolic acid up to the 50 nM concentration. The acute toxicity of these mycotoxins in binary combinations exhibited antagonistic effects in the combinations of T-2 with DON, ENN-A1, or ENN-B, while the rest showed synergistic or additive effects. Silibinin had a significant protective effect against both the cytotoxicity of three mycotoxins (T-2 toxin, HT-2 toxin, DAS) and genotoxicity of AME, AOH, DON, and ENNs on HEK 293T. The bioavailability results confirmed that AME, DAS, ENN-B, TEN, T-2, and silibinin are transported through the epithelial cell layer and further metabolized. The bioavailability of silibinin is very similar to mycotoxins poor penetration.

• Klíčová slova
• acute toxicity, cell protection, co-culture models, combined toxicity, genotoxicity, in silico prediction, silibinin,
• MeSH
• buněčné linie MeSH
• kokultivační techniky MeSH
• kometový test MeSH
• lékové interakce MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mykotoxiny toxicita   MeSH
• myši MeSH
• ochranné látky farmakologie   MeSH
• ostropestřec mariánský chemie   MeSH
• P-glykoprotein metabolismus   MeSH
• počítačová simulace MeSH
• potravní doplňky MeSH
• silibinin farmakologie   MeSH
• viabilita buněk účinky léků   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• mykotoxiny MeSH
• ochranné látky MeSH
• P-glykoprotein MeSH
• silibinin MeSH

The issue of moulds and, thus, contamination with mycotoxins is very topical, particularly in connexion with forages from grass stands used at the end of the growing season. Deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEA), fumonisins (FUM) and aflatoxins (AFL) are among the most common mycotoxins. The aim of the paper was to determine concentrations of mycotoxins in selected grasses (Lolium perenne, Festulolium pabulare, Festulolium braunii) and their mixtures with Festuca rubra an/or Poa pratensis during the growing season as a marker of grass safety, which was assessed according to content of the aforementioned mycotoxins. During the growing season grass forage was contaminated with mycotoxins, most of all by DON and ZEA. The contents of AFL and FUM were zero or below the limit of quantification. Moreover, the level of the occurrence of mould was quantified as ergosterol content, which was higher at the specific date of cut. All results were statistically processed and significant changes were discussed.

• Klíčová slova
• aflatoxins, contamination, deoxynivalenol, forage, fumonisins, grass, mycotoxins, zearalenone,
• MeSH
• aflatoxiny analýza   MeSH
• ELISA MeSH
• ergosterol analýza   MeSH
• Festuca chemie   mikrobiologie   MeSH
• fumonisiny analýza   MeSH
• houby izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• jedy analýza   MeSH
• jílek chemie   mikrobiologie   MeSH
• kontaminace potravin analýza   MeSH
• krmivo pro zvířata analýza   mikrobiologie   toxicita   MeSH
• lipnicovité chemie   mikrobiologie   MeSH
• mykotoxiny analýza   MeSH
• Poa chemie   mikrobiologie   MeSH
• potravinářská mikrobiologie MeSH
• roční období MeSH
• trichotheceny analýza   MeSH
• zearalenon analýza   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• Názvy látek
• aflatoxiny MeSH
• deoxynivalenol MeSH Prohlížeč
• ergosterol MeSH
• fumonisiny MeSH
• jedy MeSH
• mykotoxiny MeSH
• trichotheceny MeSH
• zearalenon MeSH