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Romano MC. Toxic Garden and Landscaping Plants. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2024; 40:61-76. [PMID: 38061967 DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2023.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Many popular ornamental shrubs are not only beautiful but also toxic when ingested in sufficient quantities. Common toxic landscaping shrubs in North America include yew (Taxus spp), oleander (Nerium oleander), and rhododendrons and azaleas (Rhododendron spp). Horses are often exposed when plant trimmings are placed within reach or discarded in pastures. Occasionally clippings or fallen leaves contaminate hay. Some plants are unpalatable unless dried and mixed with hay or lawn clippings but others are ingested more readily. In many cases, disease can be severe and treatment unrewarding; therefore, client education is critical to preventing serious and potentially fatal poisonings.
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- Megan C Romano
- Department of Veterinary Science, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Kentucky, 1490 Bull Lea Road, PO Box 14125, Lexington, KY 40512-4125, USA.
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Zhai J, Dong X, Yan F, Guo H, Yang J. Oleandrin: A Systematic Review of its Natural Sources, Structural Properties, Detection Methods, Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:822726. [PMID: 35273501 PMCID: PMC8902680 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.822726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Oleandrin is a highly lipid-soluble cardiac glycoside isolated from the plant Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae) and is used as a traditional herbal medicine due to its excellent pharmacological properties. It is widely applied for various disease treatments, such as congestive heart failure. Recently, oleandrin has attracted widespread attention due to its extensive anti-cancer and novel anti-viral effects. However, oleandrin has a narrow therapeutic window and exhibits various toxicities, especially typical cardiotoxicity, which is often fatal. This severe toxicity and low polarity have significantly hindered its application in the clinic. This review describes natural sources, structural properties, and detection methods of oleandrin. Based on reported poisoning cases and sporadic animal experiments, the pharmacokinetic characteristics of oleandrin are summarized, so as to infer some possible phenomena, such as enterohepatic circulation. Moreover, the relevant factors affecting the pharmacokinetics of oleandrin are analyzed, and some research approaches that may ameliorate the pharmacokinetic behavior of oleandrin are proposed. With the toxicology of oleandrin being thoroughly reviewed, the development of safe clinical applications of oleandrin may be possible given potential research strategies to decrease toxicity.
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- Jinxiao Zhai
- Institute of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaoru Dong,
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- Institute of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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Pino-Otín MR, Langa E, Val J, Mainar AM, Ballestero D. Impact of citronellol on river and soil environments using non-target model organisms and natural populations. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 287:112303. [PMID: 33714735 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Citronellol is an acyclic monoterpenoid with a wide range of pharmacological activities (antibacterial, antifungal, anti-lice, repellent, lipolytic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antidiabetic, anti-cholesterol, among other) and potential to replace synthetic products. However, the impact of citronellol on the environment remains unknown. We analysed, for the first time, the environmental impact of citronellol on river and soil environments using non-target model organisms and natural populations. The acute toxicity of citronellol on the aquatic invertebrate Daphnia magna, the plant Allium cepa L and the earthworm Eisenia fetida was quantified. The effect of citronellol in a river ecosystem was analysed using river periphyton communities taxonomically characterised and a river microbial community characterised through 16 S rRNA gene sequencing. Finally, a microbial community from natural soil was used to monitor the effect of citronellol on the soil ecosystem. The results showed that E. fetida was most sensitive to citronellol (LC50 = 12.34 mg/L), followed by D. magna (LC50 = 14.11 mg/L). Citronellol affected the photosynthesis of the fluvial periphyton (LC50 = 94.10 mg/L) and was phytotoxic for A. cepa. Furthermore, citronellol modified the growth and metabolism of both fluvial (LC50 = 0.19% v/v) and edaphic (LC50 = 5.07% v/v) bacterial populations. The metabolism of the microorganisms in the soil and water exposed to citronellol decreased with respect to the control, especially their ability to metabolise carbohydrates. Our results show that citronellol has a negative impact on the environment. Although acute effects cannot be expected, it is necessary to quantify the environmental levels as well as the long-term and persistent effects of this monoterpene.
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- Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, 50830, Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, 50830, Zaragoza, Spain.
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- I3A, Universidad de Zaragoza, c/ Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, 50830, Zaragoza, Spain.
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de Bairros AV, Dias D, Bezerra A, Wagner R, Klein B, Kommers G, Stefanon E, Miguel Pego A. An analytical strategy for the identification of carbamates, toxic alkaloids, phenobarbital and warfarin in stomach contents from suspected poisoned animals by thin-layer chromatography/ultraviolet detection. Toxicol Mech Methods 2019; 29:518-530. [PMID: 31099292 DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2019.1619213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In this study, an analytical strategy to identify brucine, strychnine, methomyl, carbofuran (alkaline compounds), phenobarbital, and warfarin (acid compounds) using thin-layer chromatography (TLC) screening with ultraviolet (UV) detection at 254 nm in stomach content is shown. The optimum mobile phase was found to be a chloroform: ethyl acetate: diethylamine (0.5:8.5:1) mixture for alkaline substances while a mixture of chloroform: acetone (9:1) has given better results for acidic substances. As for extraction, an equal proportion between distillated water and crude material (1:1) is required. For alkaline compounds, a filtration system was created in order to avoid any interferences from the biological matrix while for acidic compounds only centrifugation (4000 rpm/10 minutes) was required to obtain an appropriate sample. After the respective pretreatments, a one-step liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) has been employed for alkaline substances using a 3 mL of chloroform: ethyl ether (2:1) mixture for 2 min while acidic analytes used 3 mL of chloroform only during 5 min. For both methodologies described, the respective organic layers were dried down and re-suspended with 50 µL of methanol for further TLC plate application. The methodologies have been developed, successfully validated and applied to gastric contents from real case samples of suspected animal poisoning. Positive results from TLC/UV screening were confronted with HPLC-UV and confirmed by GC-MS.
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- André Valle de Bairros
- a Nucleus of Applied Toxicology (NAT), Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis , Federal University of Santa Maria , Santa Maria , Brazil
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- a Nucleus of Applied Toxicology (NAT), Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis , Federal University of Santa Maria , Santa Maria , Brazil
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- a Nucleus of Applied Toxicology (NAT), Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis , Federal University of Santa Maria , Santa Maria , Brazil
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- b Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Technology and Food Science , Federal University of Santa Maria , Santa Maria , Brazil
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- b Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Technology and Food Science , Federal University of Santa Maria , Santa Maria , Brazil
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- c Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Department of Pathology , Federal University of Santa Maria , Santa Maria , Brazil
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- d Pharmacy Course , Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Toxicology, Franciscan University , Santa Maria , Brazil
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- e Laboratory of Toxicological Analysis, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis , University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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Pino-Otín MR, Ballestero D, Navarro E, González-Coloma A, Val J, Mainar AM. Ecotoxicity of a novel biopesticide from Artemisia absinthium on non-target aquatic organisms. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 216:131-146. [PMID: 30366267 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Biopesticides are increasingly being used to replace synthetic pesticides for pest control. This change raises concern for its environmental impacts, especially on non-target organisms. In this study, the ecotoxicological effects of a potential nematicide from Spanish populations of Artemisia absinthium (var. Candial) were evaluated on freshwater and aquatic non-target organisms. The study focused on the aqueous extract (hydrolate), the principal component of which ((-) -(Z) -2,6-dimethylocta-5,7-diene-2,3-diol) is responsible for its nematicidal effect. Until now, the hydrolate has been considered a byproduct of the process used to obtain essential oils, and there are no studies on its ecotoxicity from any plant with biopesticide properties. Our results indicated that A. absinthium hydrolate caused acute toxicity for non-target organisms at dilutions as low as 0.2%. The sensitivity of the organisms, from the most to the least sensitive, was: Daphnia magna (LC50 = 0,236%) > Vibrio fisheri (LC50 = 1,85%) > Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (LC50 = 16,49). Moreover, the A. absinthium organic extract was highly toxic to D. magna (LC50 = 0,093 mg/L). A. absinthium hydrolate toxicity was also tested on a natural river microbial community. Bacterial growth was not affected; the physiology of the community was only slightly modified, namely through an increased ability to degrade different substrates, mainly carbohydrates. This study provides for the first time an exhaustive assessment of the environmental exposure of a plant-derived biopesticide and shows that these products may cause a broad range of toxicity on non-target aquatic organisms.
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- Ma Rosa Pino-Otín
- Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, CSIC, Av. Montañana 1005, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- I3A, Universidad de Zaragoza, c/ Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Aygun A, Sahin A, Karaca Y, Turkmen S, Turedi S, Ahn SY, Kim S, Gunduz A. Grayanotoxin levels in blood, urine and honey and their association with clinical status in patients with mad honey intoxication. Turk J Emerg Med 2018; 18:29-33. [PMID: 29942880 PMCID: PMC6009811 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjem.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between grayanotoxin levels in urine and blood of patients with mad honey intoxication and in the honey consumed, and the resulting clinical picture. The pilot data acquired from this study was analysed in National Forensic Service, Daejeon Institute, South Korea and first results were published as a preliminary study. Patients and methods This descriptive study was conducted at a university hospital emergency department in Turkey. 25 cases diagnosed with mad honey intoxication were obtained the study. Samples of mad honey consumed by patients were obtained. Blood and urine specimens were collected at presentation to the emergency department. GTX 1 and GTX 3 levels from patients' blood, urine and honey consumed were investigated simultaneously using the LC-MS/MS system. Results Mean GTX 1 concentration in blood was 4.82 ng/mL and mean GTX 3 level 6.56 ng/mL. Mean GTX concentration in urine was 0.036 μg/mL and mean GTX 3 level 0.391 μg/mL. Mean GTX I concentration in honeys consumed was 8.73 μg/gr and mean GTX 3 level 27.60 μg/gr. Conclusion This descriptive study is show grayanotoxin levels in body fluids of patients with mad honey intoxication. No association was determined between grayanotoxin levels in blood and clinical data.
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- Ali Aygun
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ordu University Education and Research Hospital, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Acıbadem University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, National Forensic Service, Daejeon Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, National Forensic Service, Daejeon Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
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Li CH, Yan XT, Zhang AL, Gao JM. Structural Diversity and Biological Activity of the Genus Pieris Terpenoids. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:9934-9949. [PMID: 29083170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Secondary metabolites, particularly the grayanane diterpenoids produced by the members of genus Pieris, have been investigated in past decades for their remarkable antifeedant and insecticidal activities and toxicity. Grayanoids exhibit diverse biological properties such as antifeedant, insecticidal, cAMP regulatory, and sodium-channel-modulating activities. Structural complexity and diverse bioactivity of grayanoids have made them attractive targets for chemical, biological, and synthetic purposes. The current review synthesized findings published from 1966 to 2017, which include 135 reports that describe 130 terpenoids, including 103 grayanoids. The distribution, structure, skeleton, as well as the antifeedant and insecticidal activity of terpenoids, particularly the grayanane diterpenoids, are discussed in detail in this review. In cases where sufficient information is available, the structure-activity relationships of their antifeedant activity are also presented. We hope that this contribution will prompt more scientists to pay attention to these diterpenoids, which may be potentially applied in the agricultural field.
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- Chun-Huan Li
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, Shaanxi Engineering Center of Bioresource Chemistry & Sustainable Utilization, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, Shaanxi Engineering Center of Bioresource Chemistry & Sustainable Utilization, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, Shaanxi Engineering Center of Bioresource Chemistry & Sustainable Utilization, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, Shaanxi Engineering Center of Bioresource Chemistry & Sustainable Utilization, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Woods LW, Filigenzi MS, Booth MC, Rodger LD, Arnold JS, Puschner B. Summer Pheasant's Eye (Adonis aestivalis) Poisoning in Three Horses. Vet Pathol 2016; 41:215-20. [PMID: 15133169 DOI: 10.1354/vp.41-3-215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Three horses died as a result of eating grass hay containing summer pheasant's eye ( Adonis aestivalis L.), a plant containing cardenolides similar to oleander and foxglove. A 9-year-old thoroughbred gelding, a 20-year-old appaloosa gelding, and a 5-year-old quarter horse gelding initially presented with signs of colic 24–48 hours after first exposure to the hay. Gastrointestinal gaseous distension was the primary finding on clinical examination of all three horses. Two horses became moribund and were euthanatized 1 day after first showing clinical signs, and the third horse was euthanatized after 4 days of medical therapy. Endocardial hemorrhage and gaseous distension of the gastrointestinal tract were the only necropsy findings in the first two horses. On microscopic examination, both horses had scattered foci of mild, acute myocardial necrosis and neutrophilic inflammation associated with endocardial and epicardial hemorrhage. The third horse that survived for 4 days had multifocal to coalescing, irregular foci of acute, subacute, and chronic myocardial degeneration and necrosis. A. aestivalis (pheasant's eye, summer adonis) was identified in the hay. Strophanthidin, the aglycone of several cardenolides present in Adonis spp., was detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry in gastrointestinal contents from all three horses. Although Adonis spp. contain cardiac glycosides, cardiac lesions have not previously been described in livestock associated with consumption of adonis, and this is the first report of adonis toxicosis in North America.
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- L W Woods
- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, PO Box 1770, Davis, CA 95617-1770, USA.
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A 2-year-old bay Thoroughbred colt was found dead overnight in its stall without a known history of any illness, existing disease, or toxicant exposure. No information on the clinical signs before this animal's death was reported. A full necropsy was performed the next morning and revealed a mild to moderate degree of endocardial hemorrhages in both ventricles. Microscopic examination of the heart showed an acute mild mutifocal necrosis of papillary muscles and ventricles. The stomach content contained approximately 2% Taxus alkaloids as determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. In the past, diagnosis of Taxus poisoning has been mainly based on history of exposure and the presence of plant parts in the gastrointestinal tract. Pathological lesions associated with Taxus poisoning have not been published for horses. Therefore, this is the first report of cardiac lesions in a horse after lethal exposure to Taxus. On the basis of these findings, it is suggested that Taxus exposure needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of horses that die suddenly or have cardiac lesions suggestive of Taxus exposure, even if intact plant parts are not identified in the stomach by the naked eye.
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- Asheesh K Tiwary
- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, University of California-Davis, West Health Science Drive, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Kaplan M, Olgun EO, Karaoglu O. Determination of grayanotoxins in honey by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry using dilute-and-shoot sample preparation approach. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:5485-5491. [PMID: 24882375 DOI: 10.1021/jf501560t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A simple and rugged method of analysis for grayanotoxins I and III in honey using liquid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization was developed. This paper describes the first LC-MS/MS method for the quantitation and confirmation of the grayanotoxins in honey using "dilute-and-shoot" sample preparation approach. Honey sample was diluted 10-fold in methanol-water (1:4 v/v) prior to analysis. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a reversed phase HPLC column using a water-methanol gradient with 0.1% acetic acid. The method was fully validated for quantitative purposes. Overall recoveries, selectivity, overall intraday and interday repeatability, decision limit, and detection capability of the analytes was determined. The matrix effects, ruggedness, and analyte stability in standards and samples were studied. Ten real honey samples were successfully analyzed using the developed method. All the samples were found to contain residues of GTXs ranging from 0.1 to 39 mg/kg.
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- Muammer Kaplan
- Food Institute, TUBITAK Marmara Research Centre , P.O. Box 21, 41470 Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Cho HE, Ahn SY, Kim DW, Woo SH, Park SH, Hwang K, Moon DC, Kim S. Development of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of Grayanotoxins in rat blood and its application to toxicokinetic study. Biomed Chromatogr 2014; 28:1624-32. [PMID: 24782399 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hwang Eui Cho
- College of Pharmacy; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju 361-763 Republic of Korea
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- Central District Office; National Forensic Service; Daejon 305-348 Republic of Korea
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- Central District Office; National Forensic Service; Daejon 305-348 Republic of Korea
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- Central District Office; National Forensic Service; Daejon 305-348 Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju 361-763 Republic of Korea
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- Analytical Reserch Center; Korea Institute of Toxicology; Daejeon 305-343 Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju 361-763 Republic of Korea
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- Central District Office; National Forensic Service; Daejon 305-348 Republic of Korea
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Turkmen Z, Mercan S, Cengiz S. An HPTLC method for the determination of oleandrin inNeriumplant extracts and its application to forensic toxicology. JPC-J PLANAR CHROMAT 2013. [DOI: 10.1556/jpc.26.2013.3.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Han Y, Levkin P, Abarientos I, Liu H, Svec F, Fréchet JM. Monolithic superhydrophobic polymer layer with photopatterned virtual channel for the separation of peptides using two-dimensional thin layer chromatography-desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Anal Chem 2010; 82:2520-8. [PMID: 20151661 PMCID: PMC2921584 DOI: 10.1021/ac100010h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Superhydrophobic monolithic porous polymer layers with a photopatterned hydrophilic channel have been prepared. These layers were used for two-dimensional thin layer chromatography of peptides. The 50 microm thin poly(butyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) layers supported onto 4.0 x 3.3 cm glass plates were prepared using UV-initiated polymerization in a simple glass mold. Photografting of a mixture of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate carried out through a mask afforded a 600 microm wide virtual channel along one side of the layer. This channel, which contains ionizable functionalities, enabled the first dimension separation in ion exchange mode. The aqueous mobile phase migrates only through the channel due to the large difference in surface tension at the interface of the hydrophilic channel and the superhydrophobic monolith. The unmodified part of the layer featuring hydrophobic chemistry was then used for the reversed phase separation in the orthogonal second dimension. Practical application of our technique was demonstrated with a rapid 2D separation of a mixture of model peptides differing in hydrophobicity and isoelectric point using a combination of ion-exchange and reversed phase modes. In the former mode, the peptides migrated 11 mm in less than 1 min. Detection of fluorescently labeled peptides was achieved through UV light visualization. Separation of the native peptides was monitored directly using a desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) source coupled to a mass spectrometer. Unidirectional surface scanning with the DESI source was found suitable to determine both the location of each separated peptide and its molecular mass.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Phone: 510 643 3077. Fax: 510 643 3077.
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Tor ER, Filigenzi MS, Puschner B. Determination of oleandrin in tissues and biological fluids by liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2005; 53:4322-5. [PMID: 15913289 DOI: 10.1021/jf050201s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A rapid LC-MS/MS method, using a triple-quadrupole/linear ion trap mass spectrometer, was developed for the quantitative determination of oleandrin in serum, urine, and tissue samples. Oleandrin, the major cardiac glycoside of oleander (Nerium oleander L.), was extracted from serum and urine samples with methylene chloride and from tissues with acetonitrile. The tissue extracts were cleaned up using Florisil solid-phase extraction columns. Six replicate fortifications of serum and urine at 0.001 microg/g (1 ppb) oleandrin gave average recoveries of 97% with 5% CV (relative standard deviation) and 107% with 7% CV, respectively. Six replicate fortifications of liver at 0.005 microg/g (5 ppb) oleandrin gave average recoveries of 98% with 6% CV. This is the first report of a positive mass spectrometric identification and quantitation of oleandrin in tissue samples from oleander intoxication cases. The sensitivity and specificity of the LC-MS/MS analysis enables it to be the method of choice for toxicological investigations of oleander poisoning.
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- Elizabeth R Tor
- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, Toxicology Laboratory, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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Pietsch J, Oertel R, Trautmann S, Schulz K, Kopp B, Dressler J. A non-fatal oleander poisoning. Int J Legal Med 2005; 119:236-40. [PMID: 15906057 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-005-0548-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Accepted: 03/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The study presents a case of non-fatal poisoning with oleander blooms in a 47-year-old female, with emphasis on the importance of toxicological service in a clinical emergency. After repeated vomiting at home, the patient was admitted at the hospital with cardiac symptoms more than 18 h after the ingestion. Serum samples were assayed immunochemically for digitoxin-related compounds by electrochemiluminescent immunoassay, and using HPLC/MS/MS analysis for oleandrin, the main cardiac glycoside of Nerium oleander. Confirming the non-specific immunoassay results, which are often clinically over-interpreted, oleandrin was detected by HPLC/MS/MS in the serum sample in a concentration of 1.6 ng/ml upon admission. Comparison with previous reports indicates that single compound analysis only permits a toxicological assessment for oleander poisoning and results in the proposal to classify an oleandrin level between 1.0 and 2.0 ng/ml as toxic blood plasma/serum concentration.
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- J Pietsch
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden Technical University, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
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Filigenzi MS, Woods LW, Booth MC, Tor ER, Puschner B. Determination of strophanthidin in ingesta and plant material by LC-MS/MS. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2004; 52:2174-2178. [PMID: 15080617 DOI: 10.1021/jf035443b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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An LC-MS/MS method was developed for the semiquantitative determination of strophanthidin glycosides in ingesta from animals. Strophanthidin glycosides were simultaneously extracted and hydrolyzed to the strophanthidin aglycone using aqueous methanolic hydrochloric acid and the extracts cleaned up using solid-phase extraction. Extracts were analyzed using reverse-phase HPLC coupled with positive ion electrospray mass spectrometry. Characteristic product ion spectra were produced by fragmentation of the [M + H](+) precursor ion for each analyte. Quantitation was performed using the internal standard method with digitoxigenin serving as the internal standard. The method detection limit was calculated to be 0.075 microg/g, and the limit of quantitation was calculated to be 0.24 microg/g for strophanthidin in control rumen samples. This method was used in diagnostic investigations to confirm fatal strophanthidin glycoside poisonings in horses.
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- Michael S Filigenzi
- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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- Joseph Sherma
- Department of Chemistry, Lafayette, Collegte, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042, USA
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Holstege DM, Puschner B, Le T. Determination of grayanotoxins in biological samples by LC-MS/MS. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2001; 49:1648-1651. [PMID: 11312909 DOI: 10.1021/jf000750s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A rapid LC-MS/MS method was developed for the quantitative determination of grayanotoxins I, II, and III in rumen contents, feces, and urine. The grayanotoxins were extracted from solid samples with methanol. The methanol extract was diluted with water and cleaned up using a reversed phase solid phase extraction column. HPLC separation was performed by reversed phase HPLC using a gradient of water and methanol containing 1% acetic acid. Determination was by positive ion electrospray ionization and ion trap tandem mass spectrometry. Grayanotoxin I quantitation was based on fragmentation of the sodium adduct ion at m/z 435 to a product ion at m/z 375. Grayanotoxins II and III were quantitated on the basis of fragmentation of the ion at m/z 335 to the product ion at m/z 299. The method detection limits were 0.2 microg/g in rumen contents and feces and 0.05 microg/g in urine. Fortifications at the detection limits and 10 times the detection limits of bovine rumen contents, caprine feces, and ovine urine were recovered in the range 80-114%. The diagnostic utility of the method was tested by analyzing samples submitted to the veterinary toxicology laboratory.
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- D M Holstege
- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, Toxicology Laboratory, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Six Nubian goats were exposed to an azalea branch (Rhododendron indica) at the Riverbanks Zoological Park in Columbia, South Carolina. The following day, 3 of the 6 goats were referred to the veterinary hospital of the Riverbanks Zoological Park with bloat, profuseregurgitation, and signs of depression, intermittent head pressing, and fine muscle tremors in the hind limbs. The goats were treated with magnesium hydroxide, activated charcoal, and lactated Ringer's solution and recovered within 24 hours. Definitive diagnosis of grayanotoxin exposure was accomplished by use of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of urine and fecal samples. Rhododendron spp are members of the Ericaceae (Heath) family and may contain grayanotoxins, which exert toxic effects by binding to sodium channels in cell membranes and increasing the permeability of sodium ions in excitable membranes. Rhododendron poisoning should be considered in animals with clinical evidence of gastrointestinal tract irritation, cardiac arrhythmias, and neurologic signs.
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- B Puschner
- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
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