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| Litaker, R. Wayne; Holland, William C.; Hardison, D. Ransom; Pisapia, Francesco; Hess, Philipp; Kibler, Steven R.; Tester, Patricia A.. |
| Dinoflagellate species belonging to the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa produce ciguatoxins (CTXs), potent neurotoxins that concentrate in fish causing ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) in humans. While the structures and toxicities of ciguatoxins isolated from fish in the Pacific and Caribbean are known, there are few data on the variation in toxicity between and among species of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa. Quantifying the differences in species-specific toxicity is especially important to developing an effective cell-based risk assessment strategy for CFP. This study analyzed the ciguatoxicity of 33 strains representing seven Gambierdiscus and one Fukuyoa species using a cell based Neuro-2a cytotoxicity assay. All strains were isolated from either the... |
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| Ano: 2017 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00407/51839/52439.pdf |
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| Hardison, D. Ransom; Holland, William C.; Mccall, Jennifer R.; Bourdelais, Andrea J.; Baden, Daniel G.; Darius, H. Taiana; Chinain, Mireille; Tester, Patricia A.; Shea, Damian; Quintana, Harold A. Flores; Morris, James A., Jr.; Litaker, R. Wayne. |
| Ciguatera fish poisoning is an illness suffered by > 50,000 people yearly after consumption of fish containing ciguatoxins (CTXs). One of the current methodologies to detect ciguatoxins in fish is a radiolabeled receptor binding assay (RBA((R))). However, the license requirements and regulations pertaining to radioisotope utilization can limit the applicability of the RBA((R)) in certain labs. A fluorescence based receptor binding assay (RBA((F))) was developed to provide an alternative method of screening fish samples for CTXs in facilities not certified to use radioisotopes. The new assay is based on competition binding between CTXs and fluorescently labeled brevetoxin-2 (BODIPY (R)-PbTx-2) for voltage-gated sodium channel receptors at site 5 instead... |
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| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00664/77575/79555.pdf |
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| Hardison, D. Ransom; Holland, William C.; Darius, H. Taiana; Chinain, Mireille; Tester, Patricia A.; Shea, Damian; Bogdanoff, Alex K.; Morris, James A., Jr.; Quintana, Harold A. Flores; Loeffler, Christopher R.; Buddo, Dayne; Litaker, R. Wayne. |
| Lionfish, native to reef ecosystems of the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific, were introduced to Florida waters in the 1980s, and have spread rapidly throughout the northwestern Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. These invasive, carnivorous fish significantly reduce other fish and benthic invertebrate biomass, fish recruitment, and species richness in reef ecosystems. Fisheries resource managers have proposed the establishment of a commercial fishery to reduce lionfish populations and mitigate adverse effects on reef communities. The potential for a commercial fishery for lionfish is the primary reason to identify locations where lionfish accumulate sufficient amounts of ciguatoxin (CTX) to cause ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), the... |
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| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00660/77221/78672.pdf |
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| Litaker, R. Wayne; Stewart, Thomas N.; Eberhart, Bich-thuy L.; Wekell, John C.; Trainer, Vera L.; Kudela, Raphael M.; Miller, Peter E.; Roberts, Alice; Hertz, Cassandra; Johnson, Tyler A.; Frankfurter, Greg; Smith, G. Jason; Schnetzer, Astrid; Schumacker, Joe; Bastian, Jonnette L.; Odell, Anthony; Gentien, Patrick; Le Gal, Dominique; Hardison, I. Ransom; Tester, Patricia A.. |
| Domoic acid (DA) is a potent toxin produced by bloom-forming phytoplankton in the genus which is responsible for causing amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans. ASP symptoms include vomiting. diarrhea, and in more severe cases confusion. loss of memory. disorientation. and even coma or death. This paper describes the development and validation of a rapid. sensitive. enzyme linked immunosorbent assay test kit for detecting DA using a monoclonal antibody. The assay gives equivalent results to those obtained using standard high performance liquid chromatography. fluorenylmetbox-yearbonyl high performance liquid chromatography, or liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry methods. It has a linear range from 1.1-3 ppb and was used successfully to measure DA... |
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Palavras-chave: Test kit; Razor clams; Scallops; Mussels; ELISA; Domoic acid poisoning; ASP. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6253.pdf |
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| Darius, Helene Taiana; Roue, Melanie; Sibat, Manoella; Viallon, Jerome; Gatti, Clemence Mahana Iti; Vandersea, Mark W.; Tester, Patricia A.; Litaker, R. Wayne; Amzil, Zouher; Hess, Philipp; Chinain, Mireille. |
| Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a foodborne disease caused by the consumption of seafood (fish and marine invertebrates) contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus. The report of a CFP-like mass-poisoning outbreak following the consumption of Tectus niloticus (Tegulidae, Gastropod) from Anaho Bay on Nuku Hiva Island (Marquesas archipelago, French Polynesia) prompted field investigations to assess the presence of CTXs in T. niloticus. Samples were collected from Anaho Bay, 1, 6 and 28 months after this poisoning outbreak, as well as in Taiohae and Taipivai bays. Toxicity analysis using the neuroblastoma cell-based assay (CBA-N2a) detected the presence of CTXs only in Anaho Bay T. niloticus samples. This is... |
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Palavras-chave: Ciguatera poisoning; Ciguatoxins; Tectus niloticus; Gastropods; Gambierdiscus polynesiensis; QPCR assays; CBA-N2a; LC-MS; MS. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00426/53798/54719.pdf |
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| Darius, Helene Taiana; Roue, Melanie; Sibat, Manoella; Viallon, Jerome; Gatti, Clemence Mahana Iti; Vandersea, Mark W.; Tester, Patricia A.; Litaker, R. Wayne; Amzil, Zouher; Hess, Philipp; Chinain, Mireille. |
| The sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Toxopneustidae, Echinoids) is a source of protein for many islanders in the Indo-West Pacific. It was previously reported to occasionally cause ciguatera-like poisoning; however, the exact nature of the causative agent was not confirmed. In April and July 2015, ciguatera poisonings were reported following the consumption of T. gratilla in Anaho Bay (Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas archipelago, French Polynesia). Patient symptomatology was recorded and sea urchin samples were collected from Anaho Bay in July 2015 and November 2016. Toxicity analysis using the neuroblastoma cell–based assay (CBA-N2a) detected the presence of ciguatoxins (CTXs) in T. gratilla samples. Gambierdiscus species were predominant in the benthic... |
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Palavras-chave: Ciguatera poisoning; Ciguatoxins; Tripneustes gratilla; Sea urchin; Echinoidea; Gambierdiscus polynesiensis; Windowscreens; Artificial substrates; QPCR assays; CBA-N2a; LC-MS/MS. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00436/54716/56153.pdf |
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