Oxidative stress-mediated cytotoxicity and metabolism of T-2 toxin and deoxynivalenol in animals and humans: an update

Qinghua Wu1,2, Xu Wang3, Wei Yang4, Andreas K. Nüssler4, Lingyun Xiong5, Kamil Kuča1,6, Vlastimil Dohnal7, Xiujuan Zhang8, Yuan Zhang3
1Center for Basic and Applied Research, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
2College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, People’s Republic of China
3National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MAO Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, MOA Laboratory of Risk Assessment for Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
4Department of Traumatology, BG Trauma Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
5Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
6Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
7Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
8College of Horticulture and Garden, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, People’s Republic of China

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