The significance of oxidative stress in the mechanism of toxicity of ochratoxin A and citrinin

Ochratoxin A (OTA) and Citrinin (CTN) are nephrotoxic mycotoxins commonly found together in grain. The
toxicity mechanism of OTA has not been fully explained, while the toxicity mechanism of CTN is all but
unknown. Because they commonly appear together in nature and because it is hypothesized that oxidative
stress is somehow included in their toxicity mechanisms, a research was performed on adult …