Review Article

Quercetin: Its Main Pharmacological Activity and Potential Application in Clinical Medicine

Table 6

Protect effects of quercetin on some main mycotoxin toxicity and its mechanism.

MycotoxinMechanismEffect

ZEN [92]Antioxidant activity, ROS production ↓, ER256 ↓Protecting HCT116 and HEK293 cells and inhibit cell apoptosis

a/b-ZOL [93]ROS production ↓, inhibit a-zol, b-zol endoplasmic reticulum stressProtecting cells from damage

AFB1 [98]Reversing the negative regulation of GSTA1, increase GSH level ↑Inhibiting AFB1 biotransformation

AFB1 [105]↑ Increased the level of glutathione peroxidase, increase the activity of oxide dismutase, increased the activity of catalase, and ↓ reduced the lipid peroxidation reactionImproved brain cognition and spatial memory, increased anxiety and drowsiness disorders

AFB1 [106]↓ Reduced ROS generation, ↑ antioxidant enzyme activityImproved the learning and memory impairment of mice

AFB1 [107]Cross the blood-brain barrierQuercetin could be a potential neuroprotective approach to slow degenerative disease progression

Ochratoxin A [108]/Protecting cells from damage

Deoxynivalenol cytotoxicity [104]/Protecting intestinal caco-2 cells from damage

AFB1 [109112]Inhibited CYP1A-mediated 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity in liver microsomesAffects AFB1 biotransformation remains

Citrinin (CTN), patulin (PAT), and zearalenol (ZEAR) [113]↓ Decreased cell viability and ↑ increased LDH activityProtecting the cell lines from cytotoxicity

AFB1 [114]↓ Decreasing the rate of ROS formation, lipid peroxidation and improved cell viability, mitochondrial membrane potential and glutathione level and reducing levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphataseHepatoprotective effect