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Effect of Biliary Drainage on the Toxicity and Toxicokinetics of Amanita exitialis in Beagles
Toxins, 2018 Amatoxin poisoning induces delayed-onset acute liver failure, which are responsible for more than 90% of deaths in mushroom poisoning. It has been postulated from animal and human studies that biliary drainage interrupting enterohepatic amatoxin ...
Jian Sun +10 more
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Effect of gut microbiota on α‐amanitin tolerance in Drosophila tripunctata
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 The bacterial gut microbiota of many animals is known to be important for many physiological functions including detoxification. The selective pressures imposed on insects by exposure to toxins may also be selective pressures on their symbiotic bacteria,
Logan H. Griffin, Laura K. Reed
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Toxins, 2018 One of the deadliest mushrooms is the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides. The most toxic constituent is α-amanitin, a bicyclic octapeptide, which damages the liver and kidneys.
Candace S. Bever +4 more
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Amanita Section Phalloideae Species in the Mediterranean Basin: Destroying Angels Reviewed
Biology, 2022 In Europe, amatoxin-containing mushrooms are responsible for most of the deadly poisonings caused by macrofungi. The present work presents a multidisciplinary revision of the European species of Amanita sect.
Pablo Alvarado +10 more
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Toxicokinetics of β-Amanitin in Mice and In Vitro Drug–Drug Interaction Potential
Pharmaceutics, 2022 The toxicokinetics of β-amanitin, a toxic bicyclic octapeptide present abundantly in Amanitaceae mushrooms, was evaluated in mice after intravenous (iv) and oral administration.
Young Yoon Bang +7 more
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Toxins, 2020 Amatoxins are known to be one of the main causes of serious to fatal mushroom intoxication. Thorough treatment, analytical confirmation, or exclusion of amatoxin intake is crucial in the case of any suspected mushroom poisoning.
Thomas P. Bambauer +3 more
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Investigation and analysis of a poisoning incident caused by Amanita fuliginea in Chenzhou
Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2021 ObjectiveTo investigate an incident of mushroom poisoning in Chenzhou, Hunan province in June 2020, analyze the cause of the incident, and provide a basis for formulating prevention and control measures.MethodsEpidemiological investigation was carried ...
LIU Xun +6 more
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"Last supper with mushroom soup": a case report of amatoxin poisoning
McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020 N ...
Rabindra Nath Das +2 more
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The MSDIN family in amanitin-producing mushrooms and evolution of the prolyl oligopeptidase genes
IMA Fungus, 2018 The biosynthetic pathway for amanitins and related cyclic peptides in deadly Amanita (Amanitaceae) mushrooms represents the first known ribosomal cyclic peptide pathway in the Fungi.
Hong Luo +6 more
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Toxins, 2016 Amatoxins and phallotoxins are toxic cyclopeptides found in the genus Amanita and are among the predominant causes of fatal food poisoning in China.
Shuo Zhang +7 more
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