Ochratoxin A in adult population of Lleida, Spain: presence in blood plasma and consumption in different regions and seasons

dc.contributor.authorCoronel, María Bernarda
dc.contributor.authorSanchís Almenar, Vicente
dc.contributor.authorRamos Girona, Antonio J.
dc.contributor.authorMarín Sillué, Sònia
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-23T11:03:42Z
dc.date.embargoEndDate2025-01-01
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractOchratoxin A (OTA) levels in blood plasma, as well as the consumption of possibly contaminated foodstuffs by adult inhabitants, were determined in three seasons in the plain and the mountain regions of the province of Lleida (Spain). Daily intake of the toxin was estimated in order to evaluate the exposure of the studied population. OTA was extracted from plasma through liquid–liquid extraction followed by immunoaffinity chromatography columns clean-up. Detection was done through HPLC-fluorescence, and limit of detection was 0.018 ng/mL. Consumption data of the participants were obtained by means of a food frequency questionnaire. Occurrence of OTA in plasma was 100%. Range was 0.06–10.92 ng/mL, and median was 0.50 ng/mL. Differences between genders, regions or seasons were not significant, whereas significant differences were found among age groups. Regarding food consumption, significant differences were found between genders, but not between age groups, regions, or seasons. OTA plasma levels were not correlated with food consumption. Distributions of the intake estimations based on plasma levels differed from those based on food consumption and contamination. Mean and median values of the daily intake estimations were below the latest provisional tolerable daily intake of 14 ng/kg bw/day, but some high percentiles were above it.ca_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Spanish Government (CICYT, Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología) through the Project AGL 2008-05030-C02-01. The authors also thank the Catalonian Food Safety Agency of “Generalitat de Catalunya” Health Department for funding this work in the framework of a safety programme to assess the exposition of Catalonian population to mycotoxins. M. B. Coronel thanks the Comissionat per a Universitats i Recerca del Departament d´Innovació, Universitats i Empresa of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Spain) and the European Social Fund for the predoctoral grant. The authors are grateful to the Banc de Sang i Teixits of the Hospital Arnau de Vilanova of the city of Lleida and their nurses for their cooperation in the sampling phase.ca_ES
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2011.07.045
dc.identifier.idgrec016938
dc.identifier.issn0278-6915
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/58626
dc.language.isoengca_ES
dc.publisherElsevierca_ES
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//AGL2008-05030-C02-01/ES/EVALUACION DE LA EXPOSICION DE LA POBLACION ESPAÑOLA A LAS TOXINAS DE FUSARIUM/
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2011.07.045ca_ES
dc.relation.ispartofFood and Chemical Toxicology, 2011, vol. 49, núm. 10, p. 2697-2705ca_ES
dc.rights(c) Elsevier Ltd, 2011ca_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessca_ES
dc.subjectOchratoxin Aca_ES
dc.subjectBlood plasmaca_ES
dc.subjectSeasonsca_ES
dc.subjectRegionsca_ES
dc.titleOchratoxin A in adult population of Lleida, Spain: presence in blood plasma and consumption in different regions and seasonsca_ES
dc.typearticleca_ES
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionca_ES
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