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Intestinal toxicity

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Congeners-Specific Intestinal Absorption Of Microcystins In An In Vitro 3D Human Intestinal Epithelium: The Role Of Influx/Efflux Transporters

Microcystins constitute a group of over 200 variants and are increasingly considered as emerging toxins in food and feed safety, particularly with regards to sea-food and fish consumption. Toxicity of MCs is congener-specific, being characterised by different acute potencies, likely related to the differential activity of metabolic enzymes and transporters proteins involved in their cellular […]
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Behaviour of Silver Nanoparticles in Simulated Saliva and Gastrointestinal Fluids

Continuously increasing application of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) requires information on their safety and performance under biological conditions. Assessment of AgNPs in biological systems is also related to availability of robust toxicological methods for evaluation of toxic potential of AgNPs and information on their physicochemical state. Silver nanoparticles were subjected to action of simulated saliva, gastric […]
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Toxicity of Food Contact Paper Evaluated by Combined Biological and Chemical Methods

The study was focused on assessment of potential health risks of paper-based food contact materials (FCMs) in a step-wise approach using three toxicological bioassays in vitro and chemical analyses of migrating contaminants. 3T3 NRU cytotoxicity test showed high sensitivity to detect basal toxicity of FCMs extracts and served as a firstline test for selection of […]
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Health Safety of Food Contact Paper Evaluated by in vitro Toxicological Methods

Paper and paperboard are widely used as food packaging materials intended for direct contact with foodstuffs and have to comply with a basic set of criteria concerning safety. A number of chemicals, such as slimicides, bleaching agents, and inks are used during the paper production process. Consequently, the total amounts of extractables might be high and the […]
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SAFETY EVALUATION OF NANOSILVER USING RECONSTRUCTED HUMAN GIT TISSUES

In our pilot study focused on safety evaluation of nanosilver three novel commercially available  reconstructed human  tissues were used for mimicking the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The evaluated endpoints included tissue viability, cytokine release and penetration of silver into the tissue culture medium. The results confirmed no adverse effect of nanosilver on the viability of […]
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RECONSTRUCTION OF NEW ORGANOTYPIC 3D HUMAN SMALL INTESTINE TISSUE MODEL FOR DRUG SAFETY AND TOXICITY.

The epithelial lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a gatekeeper for entry of orally ingested nutrients and xenobiotics including medicaments. The small intestine has a well organized structure containing proliferative cells which migrate along the crypt-villi axis and differentiate into functionally mature epithelial cells. Currently, the most common in vitro model utilized for study […]