Cell Bioassay for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (Psp): Comparison with Postcolumn Derivatization Liquid Chromatographic Analysis and Application to the Monitoring of Psp in Shellfish.
From: Department of Toxicology, Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Tsuji-machi, Kita-ku, Nagoya 462-8576, Japan. rumiko_hayashi@pref.aichi.lg.jp
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- Publish Date: Jan 2006
- ISSN: 0021-8561
- Volume: 54
- Issue: 2
- Pages: 269-73
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Hayashi Rumiko, Saito Hiroshi, Okumura Masanao, et al. Cell Bioassay for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (Psp): Comparison with Postcolumn Derivatization Liquid Chromatographic Analysis and Application to the Monitoring of Psp in Shellfish.. J. Agric. Food Chem. Jan 2006;54:269-73
Abstract
We performed a neuroblastoma cell (Neuro2a) culture assay modified slightly from a method reported previously to provide a simple and sensitive evaluation of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxicity in shellfish. The cell bioassay was just as sensitive for C-toxins as for gonyautoxins. The sensitivity of our cell bioassay was 4 times that of the current standard mouse bioassay. Using the cell bioassay, we evaluated PSP toxicity in 361 shellfish samples collected from Mikawa Bay and Ise Bay, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from April 1999-March 2002. The results were compared with those obtained in a postcolumn derivatization liquid chromatographic analysis. PSP toxins were detected in 236/361 samples by both assays, and there was a fairly good correlation (r = 0.9001, n = 236, p < 0.001) between the results from the two assays. We applied this cell bioassay when short-necked clams in the bay turned poisonous in 2001. The chronological changes in PSP toxicity in the short-necked clams were analyzed and compared with those of the cell density of poisonous plankton (Alexandrium tamarense) occurring in the bay. The PSP toxicity in shellfish peaked 2 weeks after the cell density reached a maximum. We recommend using the cell bioassay for routine monitoring of PSP toxicity in shellfish living in natural marine environments.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Biological Assay, Bivalvia, Cell Count, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice, Neuroblastoma, Saxitoxin, Sensitivity and Specificity, Shellfish
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