Mechanism of Action of Marine and Freshwater Toxins

A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2018) | Viewed by 296

Special Issue Editor

Department of Life Science, University of Trieste, Via A. Valerio, 6, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Interests: toxicological studies; mechanism of toxicity; dermotoxicity; natural toxins; nanotoxicology
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Dear Colleagues,

Many marine and freshwater toxins provoke human threats after oral ingestion of contaminated food and seafood, some of them lethal, as well as after inhalation, cutaneous, and/or ocular exposure. In fact, marine and freshwater organisms, such as cyanobacteria, diatoms, and dinoflagellates, can produce secondary metabolites, peculiar for their structures, which are sometimes very complex and difficult to reproduce in laboratory. Similarly, their mechanisms of actions are often different from those of the common synthetized molecules, opening new possibilities for understanding key processes of molecular mechanisms not yet completely clarified. In fact, some of these compounds are currently used as biochemical tools (i.e., okadaic acid), as well as lead compounds to develop new drugs for therapeutic purposes (i.e., brevetoxins).

Another important point related to the mechanism of action of these toxin is the possibility to develop functional assays to quantify them directly in seafood and/or in the producing organisms, at concentrations directly related to their toxic potential. In addition, gaining new insights into the mechanism of action of these compounds can be instrumental to develop the relevant clinical approach for poisoned people.

Prof. Aurelia Tubaro
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • mechanism of action
  • functional assays
  • okadaic acid
  • ciguatera toxins
  • palytoxin
  • brevetoxins
  • palytoxins

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