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Gémin MP, Lanceleur R, Meslier L, Hervé F, Réveillon D, Amzil Z, Ternon E, Thomas OP, Fessard V. Toxicity of palytoxin, purified ovatoxin-a, ovatoxin-d and extracts of Ostreopsis cf. ovata on the Caco-2 intestinal barrier model. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 94:103909. [PMID: 35718322 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Human intoxications in the Mediterranean Sea have been linked to blooms of the dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata, producer of palytoxin (PlTX)-like toxins called ovatoxins (OVTXs). Exposure routes include only inhalation and contact, although PlTX-poisoning by seafood has been described in tropical regions. To address the impact of OVTXs on the intestinal barrier, dinoflagellate extracts, purified OVTX-a and -d and PlTX were tested on differentiated Caco-2 cells. Viability, inflammatory response and barrier integrity were recorded after 24 h treatment. OVTX-a and -d were not cytotoxic up to 20 ng/mL but increased IL-8 release, although to a lesser extent compared to PlTX. While PlTX and OVTX-a (at 0.5 and 5 ng/mL respectively) affected intestinal barrier integrity, OVTX-d up to 5 ng/mL did not. Overall, OVTX-d was shown to be less toxic than OVTX-a and PlTX. Therefore, oral exposure to OVTX-a and -d could provoked lower acute toxicity than PlTX.
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- ANSES, Fougères Laboratory, Toxicology of Contaminants Unit, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Fougères 35306, France
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- ANSES, Fougères Laboratory, Toxicology of Contaminants Unit, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Fougères 35306, France
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- IFREMER, Phycotoxins Laboratory, F-44311 Nantes, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, UMR 709, BP 28, F-06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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- Marine Biodiscovery, School of Chemistry and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, H91TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- ANSES, Fougères Laboratory, Toxicology of Contaminants Unit, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Fougères 35306, France.
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Reevaluation of the acute toxicity of palytoxin in mice: Determination of lethal dose 50 (LD 50) and No-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL). Toxicon 2020; 177:16-24. [PMID: 32056831 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Palytoxin is an emergent toxin in Europe and one of the most toxic substances know to date. The toxin disrupts the physiological functioning of the Na+/K+-ATPase converting the enzyme in a permeant cation channel. Human intoxications by PLTX after consumption of contaminated fishery products are a serious health issue and can be fatal. Several reports have previously investigated the oral and intraperitoneal toxicity of PLTX in mice. However, in all cases short observation periods (24 and 48 h) after toxin administration were evaluated. In this work, single oral or intraperitoneal doses of PLTX were administered to healthy mice and surviving animals were followed up for 96 h. The data obtained here allowed us to calculate the oral and intraperitoneal lethal doses 50 (LD50) which were in the range of the values previously described. Surprisingly, the oral NOAEL for PLTX was more than 10 times lower than that previously described, a fact that indicates the need for the reevaluation of the levels of the toxin in edible fishery products.
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Ciguatera in Mexico (1984⁻2013). Mar Drugs 2018; 17:md17010013. [PMID: 30597874 PMCID: PMC6356608 DOI: 10.3390/md17010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Historical records of ciguatera in Mexico date back to 1862. This review, including references and epidemiological reports, documents 464 cases during 25 events from 1984 to 2013: 240 (51.72%) in Baja California Sur, 163 (35.12%) in Quintana Roo, 45 (9.69%) in Yucatan, and 16 (3.44%) cases of Mexican tourists intoxicated in Cuba. Carnivorous fish, such as snapper (Lutjanus) and grouper (Epinephelus and Mycteroperca) in the Pacific Ocean, and great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) and snapper (Lutjanus) in the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea), were involved in all cases. In the Mexican Caribbean, a sub-record of ciguatera cases that occurred before 1984 exists. However, the number of intoxications has increased in recent years, and this food poisoning is poorly studied in the region. Current records suggest that ciguatera fish poisoning in humans is the second most prevalent form of seafood poisoning in Mexico, only exceeded by paralytic shellfish poisoning (505 cases, 21 fatalities in the same 34-year period). In this study, the status of ciguatera in Mexico (epidemiological and treatment), and the fish vectors are reviewed. Dinoflagellate species Gambierdiscus, Ostreopsis, and Prorocentrum are related with the reported outbreaks, marine toxins, ecological risk, and the potential toxicological impact.
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Patocka J, Gupta RC, Wu QH, Kuca K. Toxic potential of palytoxin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 35:773-780. [DOI: 10.1007/s11596-015-1506-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Blanfuné A, Boudouresque CF, Grossel H, Thibaut T. Distribution and abundance of Ostreopsis spp. and associated species (Dinophyceae) in the northwestern Mediterranean: the region and the macroalgal substrate matter. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:12332-12346. [PMID: 25903183 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4525-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The range of Ostreopsis (Dinophyceae), a taxon harmful to both human health and ecosystems, has spread from a tropical and subtropical range of distribution to temperate areas, such as the Mediterranean Sea. This study has evidenced widespread summer occurrence in the northwestern Mediterranean, from French Catalonia to the French Riviera and Corsica. Ostreopsis spp. are usually associated with two other dinophycean taxa, Prorocentrum lima and Coolia spp. No obvious correlation (indicative of competition and/or facilitation) between the abundance of the three taxa was evidenced. In addition to local variability, we observed regional variability, with low abundance and local absence in French Catalonia and Languedoc, which contrasted with overall abundance and blooms in Provence, the French Riviera and Corsica, especially in late summer. Possible causes for this regional variability are discussed. Furthermore, the three taxa can grow on a variety of macroalgal substrates: 34 taxa belonging to the fleshy, bushy, flat and erect morpho-functional groups. Some macroalgal species were correlated with either high or low abundance of the studied dinophycean taxa and could therefore enhance or hinder their blooming.
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- Aurélie Blanfuné
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS/INSU, University Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO) UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France,
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Fernández DA, Louzao MC, Vilariño N, Espiña B, Fraga M, Vieytes MR, Román A, Poli M, Botana LM. The kinetic, mechanistic and cytomorphological effects of palytoxin in human intestinal cells (Caco-2) explain its lower-than-parenteral oral toxicity. FEBS J 2013; 280:3906-19. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.12390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Revised: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Diego A. Fernández
- Departamento de Farmacología; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; Lugo Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; Lugo Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; Lugo Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; Lugo Spain
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL); Braga Portugal
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- Departamento de Farmacología; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; Lugo Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología Animal; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; Lugo Spain
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- Unidad de Microscopía Electrónica y Confocal; Edificio CACTUS; Lugo Spain
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- Integrated Toxicology Division; US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; Fort Detrick MD USA
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- Departamento de Farmacología; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; Lugo Spain
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Del Favero G, Beltramo D, Sciancalepore M, Lorenzon P, Coslovich T, Poli M, Testai E, Sosa S, Tubaro A. Toxicity of palytoxin after repeated oral exposure in mice and in vitro effects on cardiomyocytes. Toxicon 2013; 75:3-15. [PMID: 23770425 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Palytoxin (PLTX) is a highly toxic hydrophilic polyether detected in several edible marine organisms from intra-tropical areas, where seafood poisoning were reported. Symptoms usually start with gastro-intestinal malaise, often accompanied by myalgia, muscular cramps, dyspnea and, sometimes, arrhythmias. Monitoring programs in the Mediterranean Sea have detected PLTX-like molecules in edible mollusks and echinoderms. Despite the potential exposure of the human population and its high toxic potential, the toxicological profile of the molecule is still an issue. Thus, the effects of repeated oral administration of PLTX in mice were investigated. Seven days of PLTX administration caused lethality and toxic effects at doses ≥ 30 μg/kg/day. A NOAEL was estimated equal to 3 μg/kg/day, indicating a quite steep dose-response curve. This value, due to the limited number of animal tested, is provisional, although represents a sound basis for further testing. Macroscopic alterations at gastrointestinal level (gastric ulcers and intestinal fluid accumulation) were observed in mice dead during the treatment period. Histological analysis highlighted severe inflammation, locally associated with necrosis, at pulmonary level, as well as hyper-eosinophilia and fiber separation in myocardium. A cardiac damage was supported by the in vitro effect of the toxin on cardiomyocytes, indicating a severe and irreversible impairment of their electrical properties: electrophysiological recordings detected a progressive cell depolarization, arrest of action potentials and beating.
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- Giorgia Del Favero
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Görögh T, Bèress L, Quabius ES, Ambrosch P, Hoffmann M. Head and neck cancer cells and xenografts are very sensitive to palytoxin: decrease of c-jun n-terminale kinase-3 expression enhances palytoxin toxicity. Mol Cancer 2013; 12:12. [PMID: 23409748 PMCID: PMC3585753 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-12-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Objectives Palytoxin (PTX), a marine toxin isolated from the Cnidaria (zooanthid) Palythoa caribaeorum is one of the most potent non-protein substances known. It is a very complex molecule that presents both lipophilic and hydrophilic areas. The effect of PTX was investigated in a series of experiments conducted in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines and xenografts. Materials and methods Cell viability, and gene expression of the sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subumit alpha1 (ATP1AL1) and GAPDH were analyzed in HNSCC cells and normal epithelial cells after treatment with PTX using cytotoxicity-, clonogenic-, and enzyme inhibitor assays as well as RT-PCR and Northern Blotting. For xenograft experiments severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice were used to analyze tumor regression. The data were statistically analyzed using One-Way Annova (SPSS vs20). Results Significant toxic effects were observed in tumor cells treated with PTX (LD50 of 1.5 to 3.5 ng/ml) in contrast to normal cells. In tumor cells PTX affected both the release of LDH and the expression of the sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha1 gene suggesting loss of cellular integrity, primarily of the plasma membrane. Furthermore, strong repression of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase 3 (JNK3) mRNA expression was found in carcinoma cells which correlated with enhanced toxicity of PTX suggesting an essential role of the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)/JNK signalling cascades pathway in the mechanisms of HNSCC cell resistance to PTX. In mice inoculated with carcinoma cells, injections of PTX into the xenografted tumors resulted within 24 days in extensive tumor destruction in 75% of the treated animals (LD50 of 68 ng/kg to 83 ng/kg) while no tumor regression occurred in control animals. Conclusions These results clearly provide evidence that PTX possesses preferential toxicity for head and neck carcinoma cells and therefore it is worth further studying its impact which may extend our knowledge of the biology of head and neck cancer.
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- Tibor Görögh
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Experimental Oncology, University of Kiel Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, 24105, Germany.
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Cohu S, Thibaut T, Mangialajo L, Labat JP, Passafiume O, Blanfuné A, Simon N, Cottalorda JM, Lemée R. Occurrence of the toxic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata in relation with environmental factors in Monaco (NW Mediterranean). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2011; 62:2681-2691. [PMID: 22030108 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Revised: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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To study environment characteristics favoring the toxic benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata, a survey was conducted in Monaco (NW Mediterranean Sea), in summers 2007 and 2008. Epiphytic and planktonic blooms occurred almost simultaneously and a high variation of abundances at low spatial scales was observed. An early and very marked bloom occurred in 2007, compared to a later and less abundant development in 2008. These distinct patterns in bloom timing corresponded with very different hydroclimatic scenarios in 2007 (hot spring and relatively cold summer) and 2008 (standard year compared to the median year profile estimated with data from 1995 to 2008). No clear impacts of summer seawater temperature, rainfall or nutrient concentrations were evident. Strong wind may favor the dispersal of benthic and planktonic cells. Our study suggests that further investigations are needed to examine the potential role of Ostreopsis nutritional mode (i.e. autotrophy vs. mixotrophy).
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- Stéphanie Cohu
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, BP 28, 06234 Villefranche-sur-Mer Cedex, France
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Pelin M, Sosa S, Della Loggia R, Poli M, Tubaro A, Decorti G, Florio C. The cytotoxic effect of palytoxin on Caco-2 cells hinders their use for in vitro absorption studies. Food Chem Toxicol 2011; 50:206-11. [PMID: 22019895 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Revised: 10/03/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Palytoxin (PLTX), found in Palythoa zoanthids and Ostreopsis dinoflagellates, has also been detected in crabs and fish, through which it can enter into the food chain. Indeed, PLTX is considered the causative agent of several cases of human seafood poisoning resulting in systemic symptoms. Available epidemiological data on PLTX human toxicity suggest that the intestinal tract may be one of its in vivo targets and its potential site of access into the bloodstream. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the suitability of the human intestinal Caco-2 cell line for evaluating PLTX oral absorption. A detailed analysis of PLTX cytotoxicity revealed a high sensitivity of Caco-2 cells: 4h toxin exposure reduced mitochondrial activity (MTT assay, EC(50) of 8.9±3.7×10(-12)M), cell density (SRB assay, EC(50) of 2.0±0.6×10(-11)M) and membrane integrity (LDH release, EC(50) of 4.5±1.4×10(-9)M and PI uptake, EC(50) of 1.0±0.8×10(-8)M). After low PLTX concentration (1.0×10(-11)M) exposure for 1-8h, followed by 24h recovery time in toxin-free medium, cell density reduction was only partially reversible. These results indicate that, due to the high susceptibility to PLTX cytotoxic effects, Caco-2 cells do not represent an appropriate and reliable model for investigating intestinal barrier permeation by this toxin.
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- M Pelin
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 6, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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Palytoxin toxicology: Animal studies. Toxicon 2011; 57:470-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sosa S, Del Favero G, De Bortoli M, Vita F, Soranzo MR, Beltramo D, Ardizzone M, Tubaro A. Palytoxin toxicity after acute oral administration in mice. Toxicol Lett 2009; 191:253-9. [PMID: 19766704 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The acute oral toxicity of palytoxin (PLTX), a highly toxic compound associated with seafood intoxication in tropical and subtropical areas, was investigated in mice. After gavage administration (300-1697 microg/kg) to groups of five female CD-1 mice, signs of toxicity and lethality were recorded for 24 h. The LD(50) was 767 microg/kg (95% confidence limits: 549-1039 microg/kg) and the main symptoms observed were scratching, jumping, respiratory distress and paralysis. Hematoclinical analyses showed increased levels of creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase at doses of 600 microg/kg and above, and aspartate transaminase at 848 microg/kg and above. Histological analysis revealed acute inflammation of the forestomach in mice surviving up to 24h after administration (424-1200 microg/kg). Other histological alterations were observed in the liver and pancreas, while cardiac and skeletal muscle cells revealed only ultrastructural alterations visible by transmission electron microscopy. Ultrastructural and hematoclinical findings suggest an involvement of skeletal and/or cardiac muscle as targets of PLTX, according to the observed human symptoms. A NOEL of 300 microg/kg can be estimated from this acute oral toxicity study.
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- Department of Materials and Natural Resources, University of Trieste, Via A. Valerio 6, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Toxicological studies on palytoxin and ostreocin-D administered to mice by three different routes. Toxicon 2009; 54:244-51. [PMID: 19376151 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2008] [Revised: 02/08/2009] [Accepted: 04/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Palytoxin (PLT) first isolated from zoanthids is extremely lethal to animals by intraperitoneal or intravenous administration but shows little toxicity by gavage dosing in contradiction to the occurrence of fatal poisoning due to PLT-containing seafood. In order to fully elucidate its potential risks to human we evaluated the toxicological effects via three ways of dosing: gavage, intra-tracheal administration (IT) and sublingual administration. A new analog, 42-hydroxy-3,26-didemethyl-19,44-dideoxypalytoxin isolated from the dinoflagellate Ostreopsis siamensis and named ostreocin-D (OSD), was also used for comparison, additionally conducted by i.p. By gavage dosing, both toxins did not produce death in mice at the maximum dosage of 200 microg/kg of PLT and 300 microg/kg of OSD. Addition of dietary lipid components to PLT solutions for gavage or use of ulcerated mice did not alter the results, indicating no enhancement of PLT absorption. The two toxins were most toxic by the IT route, causing bleeding and alveolar destruction in the lung and resultant death at 2 microg/kg of PLT, and 11 microg/kg of OSD. Both toxins also induced organ injuries after 24h when dosed by sublingual administration at about 200 microg/kg. The injuries became fatal when PLT was dosed 2 or 3 times. The results pointed to the necessity of taking multiple approaches to assess the potential health risks due to PLT and its analogs in food and environments.
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Louzao MC, Ares IR, Cagide E. Marine toxins and the cytoskeleton: a new view of palytoxin toxicity. FEBS J 2008; 275:6067-74. [PMID: 19016862 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06712.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Palytoxin is a marine toxin first isolated from zoanthids (genus Palythoa), even though dinoflagellates of the genus Ostreopsis are the most probable origin of the toxin. Ostreopsis has a wide distribution in tropical and subtropical areas, but recently these dinoflagellates have also started to appear in the Mediterranean Sea. Two of the most remarkable properties of palytoxin are the large and complex structure (with different analogs, such as ostreocin-D or ovatoxin-a) and the extreme acute animal toxicity. The Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase has been proposed as receptor for palytoxin. The marine toxin is known to act on the Na(+) pump and elicit an increase in Na(+) permeability, which leads to depolarization and a secondary Ca(2+) influx, interfering with some functions of cells. Studies on the cellular cytoskeleton have revealed that the signaling cascade triggered by palytoxin leads to actin filament system distortion. The activity of palytoxin on the actin cytoskeleton is only partially associated with the cytosolic Ca(2+) changes; therefore, this ion represents an important factor in altering this structure, but it is not the only cause. The goal of the present minireview is to compile the findings reported to date about: (a) how palytoxin and analogs are able to modify the actin cytoskeleton within different cellular models; and (b) what signaling mechanisms could be involved in the modulation of cytoskeletal dynamics by palytoxin.
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- M Carmen Louzao
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain.
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Franchini A, Casarini L, Ottaviani E. Toxicological effects of marine palytoxin evaluated by FETAX assay. CHEMOSPHERE 2008; 73:267-271. [PMID: 18672264 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Revised: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 06/15/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The FETAX (frog embryo teratogenesis assay Xenopus) is considered a useful bioassay to detect health hazard substances. In the study of the marine toxin palytoxin (PTX), FETAX has revealed evident impacts on embryo mortality, teratogenesis and growth at the two highest (370 and 37nM) concentrations used. Significant mortality rates, peaks in the number of malformed embryos and delays in growth were found, while the total sample number fell by about 80% at the end of the assay with the concentrated dose. The histological analysis to evaluate the morpho-functional induced modifications demonstrated damage to the nervous and muscle tissue, a general reduction in the size of the main inner visceral organs and severe injury to the heart structure in some specimens. No inflammatory response was observed.
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- Antonella Franchini
- Department of Animal Biology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 213/D, 41100 Modena, Italy
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Aligizaki K, Katikou P, Nikolaidis G, Panou A. First episode of shellfish contamination by palytoxin-like compounds from Ostreopsis species (Aegean Sea, Greece). Toxicon 2008; 51:418-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Revised: 10/27/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ares IR, Louzao MC, Vieytes MR, Yasumoto T, Botana LM. Actin cytoskeleton of rabbit intestinal cells is a target for potent marine phycotoxins. J Exp Biol 2005; 208:4345-54. [PMID: 16272256 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Biotoxins produced by harmful marine microalgae (phycotoxins) can be accumulated into seafood, representing a great risk for public health. Some of these phycotoxins are responsible for a variety of gastrointestinal disturbances; however, the relationship between their mechanism of action and toxicity in intestinal cells is still unknown. The actin cytoskeleton is an important and highly complicated structure in intestinal cells, and on that basis our aim has been to investigate the effect of representative phycotoxins on the enterocyte cytoskeleton. We have quantified for the first time the loss of enterocyte microfilament network induced by each toxin and recorded fluorescence images using a laser-scanning cytometer and confocal microscopy. Our data show that pectenotoxin-6, maitotoxin, palytoxin and ostreocin-D cause a significant reduction in the actin cytoskeleton. In addition, we found that the potency of maitotoxin, palytoxin and ostreocin-D to damage filamentous actin is related to Ca2+ influx in enterocytes. Those results identify the cytoskeleton as an early target for the toxic effect of those toxins.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria de Lugo, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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Ito E, Suzuki-Toyota F, Toshimori K, Fuwa H, Tachibana K, Satake M, Sasaki M. Pathological effects on mice by gambierol, possibly one of the ciguatera toxins. Toxicon 2003; 42:733-40. [PMID: 14757203 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2003.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Gambierol was isolated from Gambierdiscus toxicus, which causes ciguatera fish poisoning. The acute toxicological effects induced in mice by synthesized gambierol were studied. The lethal doses were about 80 microg/kg by i.p. and i.v., and 150 microg/kg by p.o. The main injury by this toxin was observed in the lung, and secondary in the heart, resulting in systemic congestion. Another toxic effect was seen in the stomach, inducing hypersecretion and ulceration. With survival from the severe stage during the initial 3 h, recovery was favorable, especially after 4 days. Additional effects were not evident during 1-week post-administration observation.
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- Emiko Ito
- Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan.
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Ito E, Nagai H. Morphological observations of diarrhea in mice caused by aplysiatoxin, the causative agent of the red alga Gracilaria coronopifolia poisoning in Hawaii. Toxicon 1998; 36:1913-20. [PMID: 9839675 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(98)00113-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Diarrhea caused by the red alga Gracilaria coronopifolia poisoning was investigated in mice. The target site of a lethal dose was the whole small intestine where the toxin caused bleeding, resulting in hemorrhagic shock. With a sublethal dose, diarrhea appeared about 4.5 h after i.p. injection and continued for about 4 h intermittently. The site of diarrhea was the large intestine, where the submucosa first accumulated fluid from edema. Then the fluid moved into the lamina propria, the surface epithelial cells were broken and the fluid flowed into the lumen. Finally, diarrheic components apparently originating from capillaries were secreted directly into the lumen. The cecum was the main target of the diarrhea. After the diarrhea ended, the number of goblet cells was increased remarkably and many fine cracks were left on the surface of the epithelium.
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- E Ito
- Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Japan
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Ito E, Ohkusu M, Terao K, Yasumoto T. Effects of repeated injections of palytoxin on lymphoid tissues in mice. Toxicon 1997; 35:679-88. [PMID: 9203292 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(96)00184-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Sublethal doses of palytoxin were i.p. injected repeatedly to mice, and the effects on lymphoid tissues were examined. The weight and morphology of the thymus were influenced during exposure but had generally recovered after 1 month of withdrawal. The ratio of lymphocytes to total leukocytes in blood was decreased during the injection term, and did not recover to a normal level even after 1 month of withdrawal. The component of B-cells in the lymphocytes was clarified as being responsible for the small number of lymphocytes in the recovery process.
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- E Ito
- Research Center for Pathogenic, Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Japan
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