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ArticleToxins2019

Acute Toxicity Assessment: Macroscopic and Ultrastructural Effects in Mice Treated with Oral Tetrodotoxin.

Paula Abal, M Carmen Louzao, Natalia Vilariño, Mercedes R Vieytes, Luis M Botana

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Article in Toxins, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paula AbalDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain. paula.abal@usc.es.ORCID 0000-0003-2962-4389
M Carmen LouzaoDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain. mcarmen.louzao@usc.es.ORCID 0000-0002-3072-0637
Natalia VilariñoDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain. natalia.vilarino@usc.es.ORCID 0000-0001-6055-6359
Mercedes R VieytesDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain. mmercedes.rodriguez@usc.es.
Luis M BotanaDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain. luis.botana@usc.es.ORCID 0000-0003-2153-6608
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is an extremely toxic marine compound produced by different genera of bacteria that can reach humans through ingestion mainly of pufferfish but also of other contaminated fish species, marine gastropods or bivalves. TTX blocks voltage-gated sodium channels inhibiting neurotransmission, which in severe cases triggers cardiorespiratory failure. Although TTX has been responsible for many human intoxications limited toxicological data are available. The recent expansion of TTX from Asian to European waters and diversification of TTX-bearing organisms entail an emerging risk of food poisoning. This study is focused on the acute toxicity assessment of TTX administered to mice by oral gavage following macroscopic and microscopic studies. Necropsy revealed that TTX induced stomach swelling 2 h after administration, even though no ultrastructural alterations were further detected. However, transmission electron microscopy images showed an increase of lipid droplets in hepatocytes, swollen mitochondria in spleens, and alterations of rough endoplasmic reticulum in intestines as hallmarks of the cellular damage. These findings suggested that gastrointestinal effects should be considered when evaluating human TTX poisoning.

Indexed as

Administration, OralAnimalsBrainEndoplasmic Reticulum, RoughFemaleIntestinesKidneyLiverLungMiceMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMitochondriaMyocardiumNeurotoxinsParalysisSeizuresNeurotoxinsTetrodotoxingastrointestinal effectmacroscopic alterationsmitochondria swellingrough endoplasmic reticulum swellingtetrodotoxinultrastructural changes

Identifiers

PMID31146400
PMCPMC6628385
OpenAlexW2947503109

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