[HTML][HTML] An overview of the anatomical distribution of tetrodotoxin in animals

DI Melnikova, TY Magarlamov - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent paralytic sodium channel blocker, is an intriguing marine toxin.
Widely distributed in nature, TTX has attracted attention in various scientific fields, from …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of toxicity equivalency factors of tetrodotoxin analogues with a Neuro-2a cell-based assay and application to puffer fish from Greece

M Alkassar, A Sanchez-Henao, J Reverté, L Barreiro… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent marine neurotoxin involved in poisoning cases, especially
through the consumption of puffer fish. Knowledge of the toxicity equivalency factors (TEFs) …

[HTML][HTML] Marine toxins in environment: Recent updates on depuration techniques

Y Bian, X Feng, Y Zhang, C Du, Y Wen - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Marine toxins pose a significant safety risk, leading to human intoxications and causing
substantial economic losses in seafood-producing regions. The development of rapid, cost …

[HTML][HTML] Monthly Variation of Tetrodotoxin Levels in Pufferfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) Caught from Antalya Bay, Mediterranean Sea

AR Kosker, M Karakus, P Katikou, İ Dal, M Durmus… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
The silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus), an invasive alien pufferfish species
that has rapidly settled throughout the Mediterranean region, poses significant threats not …

[HTML][HTML] Tetrodotoxins in Ribbon Worms Cephalothrix cf. simula and Kulikovia alborostrata from Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan

AE Vlasenko, TY Magarlamov - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tetrodotoxin, an extremely potent low-molecular-weight neurotoxin, and its analogues
(TTXs) are widely distributed in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Most investigations …

[HTML][HTML] First Toxicological Analysis of the Pufferfish Sphoeroides pachygaster Collected in Italian Waters (Strait of Sicily): Role of Citizens Science in Monitoring Toxic …

C Malloggi, B Rizzo, A Giusti, L Guardone, L Gasperetti… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Human poisoning due to the unknowing consumption of toxic pufferfish
could represent a risk for EU citizens, as species currently present in the Mediterranean Sea …

[HTML][HTML] Case Report of Tetrodotoxin Poisoning from Lagocephalus sceleratus in Lebanon

S Al-Sulaimani, NV Titelbaum, RE Ward… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Indo-Pacific pufferfish Lagocephalus sceleratus is a tetrodotoxin-containing species
believed to have entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. Tetrodotoxin …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of human health impacts from invasive pufferfish (attacks, poisonings and fatalities) across the Eastern Mediterranean

A Ulman, AFN Abd Rabou, S Al Mabruk, M Bariche… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Invasive alien species are a global threat to biodiversity, ecosystem
services (eg, tourism and fisheries) and human health. Pufferfishes are notorious for their …

[HTML][HTML] Potential pathological effects after repeated exposure to tetrodotoxin in reproductive system of albino male rats

AS Saad, THA Ali, N Alatfeehy… - Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci, 2024 - researcherslinks.com
T he high light of this study was tetrodotoxin has a harmful toxic effect on rats that reflected
on oxidative stress and increase IL1 and TNF alpha expression also induce …

Invasive species drive human poisoning: the case of the silver cheeked pufferfish Lagocephalus sceleratus (gmelin, 1789)

P Ubaldi, P Galli, E Azzurro, F Cerri - … JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY AND …, 2022 - boa.unimib.it
Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, a phenomenon of biotic immigration, often
reported as 'Lessepsian migration', took place from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea …