| Chemistry and Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Search terms | TOPIC: ochratoxin OR ochratoxin A OR OTA AND TOPIC: analys* OR determ* OR method* OR identif* OR character* |
| Numbers of papers found | 4,882 |
| Papers selected as potentially relevant | Not applicable |
| Formation Occurrence Exposure | |
| Search terms | TOPIC: ochratoxin OR ochratoxin A OR OTA AND TOPIC: occurrence OR expos* OR level* OR concentrat* OR formation OR food OR breast milk OR consump* OR foodstuff* OR diet* |
| Numbers of papers found | 5,050 |
| Papers selected as potentially relevant | Not applicable |
| Mode of Action | |
| Search terms | TOPIC: ochratoxin OR ochratoxin A OR OTA AND TOPIC: mode OR mechanis* OR mode of action OR mechanism of action |
| Numbers of papers found | 1,052 |
| Papers selected as potentially relevant | 156 |
| Toxicokinetics | |
| Search terms | TOPIC: ochratoxin OR ochratoxin A OR OTA AND TOPIC: toxicokinetic* OR metabolis* OR distribut* OR excret* OR absor* OR distribut* OR biotransform* OR eliminat* tissue OR kinetic* |
| Numbers of papers found | 871 |
| Papers selected as potentially relevant | 37 |
| Toxicity | |
| Search terms | TOPIC: ochratoxin OR ochratoxin A OR OTA AND TOPIC: toxic* OR tox* OR mutagen* OR carcino* OR genotox* OR aneugen* OR RNA OR reprotox* OR nephrotox* OR neurotox* OR hepatotox* OR immunotox* OR haemotox* OR hematotox* OR cytotox* OR develop* OR DNA* OR clastogen* OR cancer OR tumour OR tumor OR teratogen* OR rat OR mouse OR mice OR rabbit* OR in vitro OR in vivo OR muta* OR damage OR repair OR inhibit* OR chromosom* OR genetic* OR oxidative OR proliferation |
| Numbers of papers found | 4,274 |
| Papers selected as potentially relevant | 254 |
| Human evidence and biomarkers | |
| Search terms | TOPIC: ochratoxin OR ochratoxin A OR OTA AND TOPIC: biomarker OR biological marker OR case stud* OR poison* OR epidem* human* OR cohort OR case control OR cross‐section* |
| Numbers of papers retrieved | 157 |
| Papers selected as relevant | 27 |
| Database used | Web of Science and PubMed |
| Time limit | 2006–2018 |
| Date of search | 15/7/2018 |
| Total number considered potentially relevant in sections Mode of action, toxicokinetics, toxicity and human evidence a | 451 |
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Note that there was a considerable overlap, i.e. many publications were found in more than one of the individual searches.