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Ciguatoxins and brevetoxins: dissection of the neurobiological actions

, 1999
International audienceThis review focuses on the neurobiological actions of ciguatoxins and brevetoxins which are phycotoxins produced respectively by the dinoflagellates Gambierdiscus toxicus and Ptychodiscus brevis.
Molgó, Jordi, Mattei, César, Benoit, Evelyne, Legrand, Anne-Marie   +3 more
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Characteristic Distribution of Ciguatoxins in the Edible Parts of a Grouper, Variola louti

, 2021
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is one of the most frequently encountered seafood poisoning syndromes; it is caused by the consumption of marine finfish contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs).
Hiroya Nagasawa, Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi, Takeshi Yasumoto, Naomasa Oshiro, Hiroshi Asakura, Naoki Kobayashi, Kyoko Kuniyoshi   +6 more
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Morphological, Toxicological, and Biochemical Characterization of Two Species of Gambierdiscus from Bahía de La Paz, Gulf of California

Marine Drugs
We describe five new isolates of two Gambierdiscus species from Bahía de La Paz in the southern Gulf of California. Batch cultures of Gambierdiscus were established for morphological characterization using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron ...
Leyberth José Fernández-Herrera, Erick Julián Núñez-Vázquez, Francisco E. Hernández-Sandoval, Daniel Octavio Ceseña-Ojeda, Sara García-Davis, Andressa Teles, Marte Virgen-Félix, Dariel Tovar-Ramírez   +7 more
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Chemiluminescent Receptor Binding Assay for Ciguatoxins and Brevetoxins Using Acridinium Brevetoxin-B2

Toxins, 2019
Ciguatera is the term for poisoning resulting from eating fish from tropical or subtropical regions. The causative toxins collectively named ciguatoxins (CTXs) widely differ in structures depending on their geographic origins, which range from the ...
Kazuya Murata, Takeshi Yasumoto
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Comparative Action of 3 Major Ciguatoxins On Guinea-Pig Atria and Ilea

, 1993
The actions of pure ciguatoxin-1, ciguatoxin-2 and ciguatoxin-3 were assessed on the contractile activity of isolated guinea-pig left atria and ilea.
Hoy, Aww, Lewis, RJ
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Highly Sensitive and Practical Fluorescent Sandwich ELISA for Ciguatoxins

, 2018
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) caused by the consumption of fish that have accumulated ciguatoxins (CTXs) affects more than 50000 people annually. The spread of CFP causes enormous damage to public health, fishery resources, and the economies of tropical
Takeshi Tsumuraya (2397007), Masahiro Hirama (1584979), Ikuo Fujii (2397004), Takeshi Sato (193052)   +3 more
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Detection of Sodium-Channel Toxins - Directed Cytotoxicity Assays of Purified Ciguatoxins, Brevetoxins, Saxitoxins, and Seafood Extracts

, 1995
Neuroblastoma cells in culture were used to detect sodium channel-specific marine toxins based on an end-point determination of mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity.
Leja, LS, Lee, SY, Dickey, RW, Manger, RL, Wekell, MM, Hokama, Y, Hungerford, JM, Lewis, R, Yasumoto, T, Granade, HR   +9 more
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Intoxicación por ciguatera: Estudio de 227 pacientes durante el periodo 1999 al 2005 Ciguatera poisoning: Study of 277 patients in the 1999-2005 period.

Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología, 2007
La ciguatera es la intoxicación alimentaría causada por el consumo de pescados ciguatóxicos, cuyos efectos sobre el ser humano pueden ser graves y conducir a la muerte.
Carlos Manuel Maya Entenza, Miladys Martín Labrador, Marisol Monteagudo Torres   +2 more
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Chemical diversity in the genus Gambierdiscus, with a focus on Ciguatoxins and Maitotoxins

, 2017
The genus Gambierdiscus is a complex and diverse group of marine dinoflagellates that produce a range of bioactive compounds, including ciguatoxins and maitotoxins.
Pisapia, Francesco, Herrencknecht, Christine, Nishimura, T., Sibat, Manoëlla, Ferron, Pierre-Jean, Hess, Philipp, Lhaute, Korian, Fraga, Santiago, Adachi, Masao, Séchet, Véronique, Nascimento, Silvia M., Holland, William Chris, Fessard, Valérie, Roullier, Catherine, Watanabe, Ryuichi, Litaker, Richard Wayne, Suzuki, T.   +16 more
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PAR2, keratinocytes, and cathepsin S mediate the sensory effects of ciguatoxins responsible for ciguatera poisoning

, 2020
Ciguatera fish poisoning is caused by the consumption of fish contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs). The most distressing symptoms are cutaneous sensory disturbances, including cold dysesthesia and itch.
Fouyet, Sophie, Mignen, Olivier, Le Gall-Ianotto, Christelle, Lewis, Richard J., Buscaglia, Paul, Leschiera, Raphael, Misery, Laurent, Michel, Laurence, L’Herondelle, Killian, Philippe, Reginald, Pierre, Ophelie, Talagas, Matthieu, Lewis, Richard, Le Garrec, Raphaele   +13 more
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