Is exposure to BMAA a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases? A response to a critical review of the BMAA hypothesis

D Ra, B Sa, B Sl, M Js, M Sj, D DA, S Ew, KO, B Eb… - Neurotoxicity …, 2021 - Springer
In a literature survey, Chernoff et al.(2017) dismissed the hypothesis that chronic exposure
to β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) may be a risk factor for progressive …

A systematic review of analytical methods for the detection and quantification of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA)

SL Bishop, SJ Murch - Analyst, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Neurodegenerative diseases are influenced by environmental factors such as exposure to
toxins including the cyanotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) that can bioaccumulate …

TDP-43 and alzheimer's disease pathology in the brain of a harbor porpoise exposed to the cyanobacterial toxin BMAA

SP Garamszegi, DJ Brzostowicki, TM Coyne… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cetaceans are well-regarded as sentinels for toxin exposure. Emerging studies suggest that
cetaceans can also develop neuropathological changes associated with neurodegenerative …

Production of β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and Its Isomers by Freshwater Diatoms

JP Violi, JA Facey, SM Mitrovic, A Colville, KJ Rodgers - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a non-protein amino acid that has been implicated as a
risk factor for motor neurone disease (MND). BMAA is produced by a wide range of …

Occurrence of BMAA isomers in bloom-impacted lakes and reservoirs of Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, and the United Kingdom

S Abbes, S Vo Duy, G Munoz, QT Dinh, DF Simon… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
The neurotoxic alkaloid β-N-methyl-amino-l-alanine (BMAA) and related isomers, including
N-(2-aminoethyl glycine)(AEG), β-amino-N-methyl alanine (BAMA), and 2, 4-diaminobutyric …

The cyanotoxin 2, 4-DAB reduces viability and causes behavioral and molecular dysfunctions associated with neurodegeneration in larval zebrafish

RM Martin, MS Bereman, KC Marsden - Neurotoxicity research, 2022 - Springer
Exposure to cyanotoxins has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases, including
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease. While the cyanotoxin β …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of β-N-methylamino-l-alanine in postmortem olfactory bulbs of Alzheimer's disease patients using UHPLC-MS/MS: An autopsy case-series study

SP Garamszegi, SA Banack, LL Duque, JS Metcalf… - Toxicology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Cyanobacterial blooms produce toxins that may become aerosolized,
increasing health risks through inhalation exposures. Health related effects on the lower …

Prevalence of β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and its isomers in freshwater cyanobacteria isolated from eastern Australia

JP Violi, SM Mitrovic, A Colville, BJ Main… - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental exposure to the amino acid β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) was linked to
the high incidence of neurodegenerative disease first reported on the island of Guam in the …

BMAA and MCLR interact to modulate behavior and exacerbate molecular changes related to neurodegeneration in larval zebrafish

RM Martin, MS Bereman, KC Marsden - Toxicological Sciences, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Exposure to toxins produced by cyanobacteria (ie, cyanotoxins) is an emerging health
concern due to their increasing prevalence and previous associations with …

Neurotoxicity of isomers of the environmental toxin L-BMAA

T Schneider, C Simpson, P Desai, M Tucker, D Lobner - Toxicon, 2020 - Elsevier
There is evidence that the environmental toxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (L-BMAA) may
be involved in neurodegenerative diseases. However, a number of controversies exist …