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azaspiracid

Description

azaspiracid: a toxin from mussels produced in Ireland that caused multiple organ damage; structure in first source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID21593892
MeSH IDM0360720

Synonyms (1)

Synonym
azaspiracid

Toxicity

ExcerptReference
"Five major human toxic syndromes caused by the consumption of shellfish contaminated by algal toxins are presented."( Shellfish toxicity: human health implications of marine algal toxins.
Carey, B; James, KJ; O'Halloran, J; Skrabáková, Z; van Pelt, FN, 2010
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"The in vivo experiment with basic 4-level RSP design estimated the LD50 of Yessotoxin to be 463 μg/kgBW (95% CI: 383-535)."( The development of response surface pathway design to reduce animal numbers in toxicity studies.
Aune, T; Bunæs, JA; Dewi, S; Larsen, S; Smith, AJ, 2014
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" Using the Jurkat T lymphocyte cell toxicity assay, (1) and (2) were found to be 6- and 3-fold less toxic than AZA-1, respectively."( Structure Elucidation and in Vitro Toxicity of New Azaspiracids Isolated from the Marine Dinoflagellate Azadinium poporum.
Al-Jorani, A; Drebing, W; Göthel, Q; Jeong, HJ; Kilcoyne, J; Köck, M; Krock, B; Potvin, É; Tillmann, U; Twiner, MJ, 2015
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" This study assesses the toxic potency of AZA-59 and will inform guidelines for its potential monitoring in case of increasing toxin levels in edible shellfish."( Structure and toxicity of AZA-59, an azaspiracid shellfish poisoning toxin produced by Azadinium poporum (Dinophyceae).
Deeds, JR; Kilcoyne, J; Krock, B; Samdal, IA; Sosa, S; Tebben, J; Tillmann, U; Trainer, VL; Tubaro, A; Zurhelle, C, 2023
)

Bioavailability

ExcerptReference
" Individual assessment of mussel feeding time activity (FTA), clearance rate (CR), filtration rate (TFR), absorption rate (AR), faeces and pseudofaeces production were carried out on mussel fed either toxic (A."( Effect of Azadinium spinosum on the feeding behaviour and azaspiracid accumulation of Mytilus edulis.
Contreras, A; Herrenknecht, C; Hess, P; Jauffrais, T; Séchet, V; Tillmann, U; Truquet, P, 2012
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[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (194)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (0.52)18.2507
2000's85 (43.81)29.6817
2010's90 (46.39)24.3611
2020's18 (9.28)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews10 (5.10%)6.00%
Case Studies1 (0.51%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other185 (94.39%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]