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Investigating Diet as the Source of Tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata

Marine Drugs, 2013
The origin of tetrodotoxin (TTX) is highly debated; researchers have postulated either an endogenous or exogenous source with the host accumulating TTX symbiotically or via food chain transmission.
Serena Khor, Susanna A. Wood, Lauren Salvitti, David I. Taylor, Janet Adamson, Paul McNabb, Stephen Craig Cary   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tetrodotoxin and Its Analogues in Cephalothrix cf. simula (Nemertea: Palaeonemertea) from the Sea of Japan (Peter the Great Gulf): Intrabody Distribution and Secretions

Toxins, 2020
Some nemertean species from the genus Cephalothrix accumulate tetrodotoxin (TTX) in extremely high concentrations. The current study is the first to provide high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS) data on tetrodotoxin
Anna E. Vlasenko, Timur Yu. Magarlamov
doaj   +1 more source

Tetrodotoxin: Chemistry, Toxicity, Source, Distribution and Detection

Toxins, 2014
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a naturally occurring toxin that has been responsible for human intoxications and fatalities. Its usual route of toxicity is via the ingestion of contaminated puffer fish which are a culinary delicacy, especially in Japan.
Vaishali Bane, Mary Lehane, Madhurima Dikshit, Alan O'Riordan, Ambrose Furey   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeting Supramolecular Active Complexes of Nav1.7/Nav1.8 to Relieve Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In mice and patients with severe chronic neuropathic pain (NP), Nav1.7, Nav1.8, TrkB, and five cytoskeletal proteins form supramolecular active complexes (SMACs) with polygonal lattice structures as noxious signal amplifiers in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons.
Liting Sun, Hang Xian, Yunxin Shi, Taotan Yang, Hongyan Shuai, Wenchao Hu, Siying Fei, Miao Xu, Taoyuan Yang, Ruilong Xia, Ting Wen, Fengting Zhu, Yan Fu, Yang Li, Wei Xia, Ran Qian, Yuanying Liu, Zhicheng Tian, Lamei Li, Qian Zhou, Lize Xiong, Rui Cong, Ceng Luo, Shengxi Wu, Xiafeng Shen, Xin Yu, Rou‐Gang Xie, Changgeng Peng   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Tetrodotoxin Pellets in a Rat Model of Postherpetic Neuralgia

Marine Drugs, 2018
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is nerve pain caused by a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus. Medications are used to reduce PHN but their use is limited by serious side effects.
Bihong Hong, Jipeng Sun, Hongzhi Zheng, Qingqing Le, Changsen Wang, Kaikai Bai, Jianlin He, Huanghuang He, Yanming Dong   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disrupted Vestibular Nuclei Neuron Development in a Chick Model for Congenital Vestibular Disorders. [PDF]

Dev Neurobiol
ABSTRACT Children with syndromic, congenital vestibular disorders (CVDs) form a sac‐like inner ear with missing or truncated semicircular canals and experience delayed motor development with lifelong challenges to maintain posture and balance. How the abnormal inner ear affects downstream central vestibular neural circuitry has not been investigated ...
Bogin EB, Conti R, Gallagher K, Oguz K, Popratiloff A, Peusner KD.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Stereoselective Synthesis of (−)-Tetrodotoxin [PDF]

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003
An asymmetric synthesis of the fugu fish poison, (-)-tetrodotoxin, is described. The route to this extraordinary target employs a number of unique transformations, foremost of which are two stereospecific C-H bond functionalization reactions. Accordingly, Rh-catalyzed carbene and nitrene C-H insertions facilitate rapid entry to the cyclohexane core of ...
Andrew, Hinman, J, Du Bois
openaire   +2 more sources

Paternal Caffeine Exposure Programs Offspring Stress Vulnerability via Sperm Dlk1‐Dio3 Imprinting‐Directed Remodeling of a Novel Neural Circuit

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The study elucidates that paternal preconception stress can drive offspring hyperresponsivity of the stress system via hypomethylation of a specific DNA region in sperm. This key link is confirmed in a cohort of prospective fathers: the epigenetic alteration is associated with elevated stress hormone levels.
Mengxi Lu, Gaole Dai, Sen Zhu, Shuai Zhang, Tingting Wang, Yuan Meng, Fang Yang, Xiaoyi Han, Hui Wang, Hao Kou, Dan Xu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Total syntheses of Tetrodotoxin and 9-epiTetrodotoxin

Nature Communications
Tetrodotoxin and congeners are specific voltage-gated sodium channel blockers that exhibit remarkable anesthetic and analgesic effects. Here, we present a scalable asymmetric syntheses of Tetrodotoxin and 9-epiTetrodotoxin from the abundant chemical ...
Peihao Chen, Jing Wang, Shuangfeng Zhang, Yan Wang, Yuze Sun, Songlin Bai, Qingcui Wu, Xinyu Cheng, Peng Cao, Xiangbing Qi   +9 more
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Intracellular Immunohistochemical Detection of Tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata (Gastropoda) and Stylochoplana sp. (Turbellaria)

Marine Drugs, 2015
Tetrodotoxin (TTX), is a potent neurotoxin targeting sodium channels that has been identified in multiple marine and terrestrial organisms. It was recently detected in the Opisthobranch Pleurobranchaea maculata and a Platyhelminthes Stylochoplana sp ...
Lauren R. Salvitti, Susanna A. Wood, Leigh Winsor, Stephen Craig Cary   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source