U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
950 College Station Rd.
Russell Research Center
Athens, GA 30605-2720
Office Phone: (706) 546-3315
Fax: (706) 546-3116

E-Mail: Ken.Voss@ars.usda.gov

Zitomer, N.C., T. Mitchell, K.A. Voss, G.S. Bondy, S.T. Pruett, E.C. Garnier-Amblard, L.S. Liebeskind, H. Park, E. Wang, M.C. Sullards, A.H. Merrill, and R.T. Riley. 2009. Ceramide synthase inhibition by fumonisin B-1 causes accumulation of 1-deoxysphinganine: A novel category of bioactive 1-deoxysphingoid bases and 1-deoxydihydroceramides biosynthesized by mammalian cell lines and animals.  J. Biol. Chem. 284:4786-4795.

Burns, T.D., M.E. Snook, R.T. Riley, and K.A. Voss.  2008. Fumonisin concentrations and in vivo toxicity of nixtamalized Fusarium verticillioides culture material: evidence for fumonisin-matrix interactions.  Food Chem.  Toxicol. 46:2841-2848.

Irvin, E.A., D. Williams, K.A. Voss, and M.A. Smith. 2008. Listeria monocytogenes infection in pregnant guinea pigs is associated with maternal liver necrosis, a decrease in maternal serum TNF-alpha concentrations, and an increase in placental apoptosis.  Reproductive Toxicol. 26:123-129.

Voss, K.A., L.B. Bullerman, A. Bianchini, M.A. Hanna, and D. Ryu. 2008. Reduced toxicity of fumonisin B₁ in corn grits by single screw extrusion.  J. Food Prot. 71:2036-2041.

Seiferlein, M., H.U. Humpf, K.A. Voss, M.C. Sullards, J.C. Allegood, E. Wang, and A.H. Merrill. 2007. Hydrolyzed fumonisins HFB1 and HFB2 are acylated in vitro and in vivo by ceramide synthase to form cytotoxic N-acyl-metabolites.  Molecul. Nutr. Food Res. 51:1120-1130.

Voss, K.A., G.W. Smith, and W.M. Haschek. 2007. Fumonisins: Toxicokinetics, mechanism of action and toxicity.  Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 137:299-325.

Riley, R.T. and K.A. Voss. 2006. Differential sensitivity of rat kidney and liver to fumonisin toxicity: Organ-specific differences in toxin accumulation and sphingoid base metabolism.  Toxicol. Sci. 92:335-345.

Voss, K.A., J. Liu, S.P. Anderson, C. Dunn, J.D. Miller, J.R. Owen, R.T. Riley, C.W. Bacon, and J.C. Corton. 2006. Toxic effects of fumonisin in mouse liver are independent of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor a.  Toxicol. Sci. 89:108-119.

Voss, K.A., W.P. Norred, F.I. Meredith, R.T. Riley, and D.S. Saunders. 2006. Fumonisin concentration and ceramide synthase inhibitory activity of corn, masa, and tortilla chips.  J. Toxicol. Environ. Health (Part A.) 69:1387-1397.

Voss, K.A., R. Riley, C. Dunn, and J.C. Corton. 2006. The role of tumor necrosis factor a and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor a in modulating the effects of fumonisin in mouse liver.  Toxicol. 222:165-174.

Waes, J.G., L. Starr, J. Maddox, F. Aleman, K.A. Voss, J. Wilberding, and R.T. Riley. 2005. Maternal fumonisin exposure and risk for neural tube defects: Mechanisms in an in vivo mouse model.  Birth Defects Res. Part. A. Clin. Molecul. Teratology 73:487-497.

Xiao, S., S.P. Anderson, C. Swanson, R. Bahnemann, K.A. Voss, A.J. Stauber, and J.C. Corton. 2006. Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPAR α) enhances apoptosis in the mouse liver.  Toxicol. Sci. 92:368-377.

Gelineau-van Waes, J., L. Starr, J. Maddox, F. Aleman, K. A. Voss, J. Wilberding, R. T. Riley. 2005. Maternal fumonisin exposure and risk for neural tube defects: Mechanisms in an in vivo mouse model.  Birth Defects Res. A. Clin. Mol. Teratol. 73:487-497.

Stauber, A. J., H. Brown-Borg, J. Liu, M. P. Waalkes, A. Laughter, R. A. Staben, J. C. Coley, C. Swanson, K. A. Voss, J. J. Kopchick, and J. C. Corton. 2005. Constitutive expression of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor alpha-regulated genes in dwarf mice.  Mol. Pharmacol. 67:681-694.

Voss, K. A., R. T. Riley, and J. B. Gelineau-van-Waes. 2005. Trends in fumonisin research: Recent studies on the developmental effects of fumonisins and Fusarium verticillioides.  Mycotoxins 55:91-100.

Corton, J. C., U. Apte, S. P. Anderson, P. Limaye, L. Yoon, J. Latendresse, C. Dunn, J. L. Everitt, K. A. Voss, C. Swanson, C. Kimbrough, J. S. Wong, S. S. Gill, R. A. Chandraratna, M. K. Kwak, T. W. Kensler, T. M. Stulnig, K. R. Steffensen, J. A. Gustafsson, and H. M. Mehendale. 2004. Mimetics of calorie restriction include agonists of lipid-activated nuclear receptors.  J. Biol. Chem. 279:46204-46212.

Humpf, H.-U. and K. A. Voss. 2004. Effects of thermal food processing on the chemical structure and toxicity of fumonisin mycotoxins.  Molecul. Nutr. Food Res. 48:255-269.

Marasas, W. F. O., R. T. Riley, K. A. Hendricks, V. L. Stevens, T. W. Sadler, J. Gelineau-van Waes, S. A. Missmer, J. Cabrera, O. Torres, W. C. A. Gelderblom, J. Allegood, C. Martinez, J. Maddox, J. D. Miller, L. Starr, M. C. Sullards, A.V. Roman, K. A. Voss, E. Wang, and A. H. Merrill, Jr. 2004. Fumonisins disrupt sphingolipid metabolism, folate transport, and neural tube development in embryo culture and in vivo: A potential risk factor for human neural tube defects among populations consuming fumonisin-contaminated maize.  J. Nutr. 134:711-716.

Sharma, R. P., Q. He, V. J. Johnson, and K. A. Voss. 2003. Increased expression of CD95-ligand and other apoptotic signaling factors by fumonisin B₁, a hepatotoxic mycotoxin, in livers of mice lacking tumor necrosis alpha.  Cytokine 24:226-236.

Voss, K. A., F. I. Meredith, and C. W. Bacon. 2003. Effect of baking and frying on the in vivo toxicity to rats of cornmeal containing fumonisins.  J. Agric. Food Chem. 51:5546-5551.

Dresden Osborne, C., G. Pittman Noblet, E. N. Enongene, C. W. Bacon, R. T. Riley, and K.A. Voss. 2002. Host resistance to Trypanosoma cruzi infection is enhanced in mice fed Fusarium verticilliodes (=F. moniliforme) culture material containing fumonisins. Food Chem. Toxicol. 40:1789-1798.

Enongene, E. N., R. P. Sharma, N. Bhandari, J. D. Miller, F. I. Meredith, K. A. Voss, and R. T. Riley. 2002. Persistence and reversibility of the elevation in free sphingoid bases induced by fumonisin inhibition of ceramide synthase. Toxicol. Sci. 67:173-181.

Sharma, R. P., Q. He, F. I. Meredith, R. T. Riley, and K. A. Voss. 2002. Paradoxical role of tumor necrosis factor alpha in fumonisin-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Toxicol. 180:221-232.

Voss, K. A., P. C. Howard, R. T. Riley, T. J. Bucci, and R. J. Lorentzen. 2002. Carcinogenicity and mechanism of action of fumonisin B₁: a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium moniliforme (=F. verticillioides). Cancer Detect. Prev. 26:1-9.