Brevenal inhibits pacific ciguatoxin-1B-induced neurosecretion from bovine chromaffin cells.

Ciguatoxins and brevetoxins are neurotoxic cyclic polyether compounds produced by dinoflagellates, which are responsible for ciguatera and neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP) respectively. Recently, brevenal, a natural compound was found to specifically inhibit brevetoxin action and to have a benef...

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Main Authors: César Mattei, Peter J Wen, Truong D Nguyen-Huu, Martha Alvarez, Evelyne Benoit, Andrea J Bourdelais, Richard J Lewis, Daniel G Baden, Jordi Molgó, Frédéric A Meunier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2565126?pdf=render