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Multiple mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy and risks of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study in rural Ethiopia

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ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
卷 160, 期 -, 页码 -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.107052

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Mycotoxins; Biomarkers; Birth outcomes; Pregnancy; Ethiopia

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  1. VLIR-UOS Network program [ET2017NET039A103]
  2. Ghent University (MYTOX-SOUTH(R) consortium)
  3. NUFFIC Netherlands Initiative for Capacity Development in Higher Education [NICHE/ETH/179]
  4. Addis Ababa University
  5. European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program [946192]
  6. European Research Council (ERC) [946192] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)

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This study aimed to assess biomarkers of multiple mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy in rural Ethiopia and their associations with adverse birth outcomes. The findings indicated an extensive presence of multiple mycotoxin exposure among pregnant women, but no statistically significant associations were found with adverse birth outcomes.
Introduction: Mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy has been associated with adverse birth outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. The evidence, however, is inconsistent and mainly limited to the assessment of a single mycotoxin. We assessed biomarkers of exposure to multiple mycotoxins during pregnancy and their associations with adverse birth outcomes in rural Ethiopia. Methods: We analyzed data from 579 pregnant women between 8 and 24 weeks of completed gestation enrolled in a prospective cohort study. Serum mycotoxin concentrations were determined using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Multivariable linear probability models, adjusted for potential confounding factors and multiple comparisons, were fitted to assess the associations between mycotoxin exposure and small for gestational age and preterm birth. We applied principal component analysis to reduce the dimensionality of biomarker data from several taxonomic mycotoxin groups. Results: All pregnant women were co-exposed to at least five mycotoxins, and one pregnant woman was co-exposed to 27 mycotoxins. Fumonisins (FB), i.e., FB2, FB3, FB1, and tenuazonic acid were the most frequently identified mycotoxins in 98.8, 95.3, 93.3, and 81.4% of the samples respectively. Deoxynivalenol was detected in 38.7%, nivalenol in 50.1%, ochratoxin a in 67.9%, and zearalenone in 50.9% of the serum samples. After adjustment, we found no statistically significant (all P >= 0.05) associations between mycotoxin exposures and birth outcomes. Conclusions: Despite our study providing no evidence for relationships between mycotoxin biomarkers and adverse birth outcomes, our findings do indicate an extensive presence of multiple mycotoxin exposure among pregnant women. Public health policies and nutrition-sensitive interventions must ensure exposure to mycotoxins is reduced in rural Ethiopia.

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