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Combined oral toxicity of azaspiracid-1 and yessotoxin in female NMRI mice.

Authors :
Aasen JA
Espenes A
Miles CO
Samdal IA
Hess P
Aune T
Source :
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology [Toxicon] 2011 May; Vol. 57 (6), pp. 909-17. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Mar 21.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

For many years, the presence of yessotoxins (YTXs) in shellfish has contributed to the outcome of the traditional mouse bioassay and has on many occasions caused closure of shellfisheries. Since YTXs do not appear to cause diarrhoea in man and exert low oral toxicity in animal experiments, it has been suggested that they should be removed from regulation. Before doing so, it is important to determine whether the oral toxicity of YTXs is enhanced when present together with shellfish toxins known to cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract. Consequently, mice were given high doses of YTX, at 1 or 5 mg/kg body weight, either alone or together with azaspiracid-1 (AZA1) at 200 μg/kg. The latter has been shown to induce damage to the small intestine at this level. The combined exposure caused no clinical effects, and no pathological changes were observed in internal organs. These results correspond well with the very low levels of YTX detected in internal organs by means of LC-MS/MS and ELISA after dosing. Indeed, the very low absorption of YTX when given alone remained largely unchanged when YTX was administered in combination with AZA1. Thus, the oral toxicity of YTX is not enhanced in the presence of sub-lethal levels of AZA1.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1879-3150
Volume :
57
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
21426911
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.03.014