Poisoning Associated with the Use of Mushrooms a Review of the Global
Food and Chemical Toxicology 128 (2019) 267–279 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Food and Chemical Toxicology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/foodchemtox Review Poisoning associated with the use of mushrooms: A review of the global T pattern and main characteristics ∗ Sergey Govorushkoa,b, , Ramin Rezaeec,d,e,f, Josef Dumanovg, Aristidis Tsatsakish a Pacific Geographical Institute, 7 Radio St., Vladivostok, 690041, Russia b Far Eastern Federal University, 8 Sukhanova St, Vladivostok, 690950, Russia c Clinical Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran d Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran e Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering Laboratory, University Campus, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece f HERACLES Research Center on the Exposome and Health, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Balkan Center, Bldg. B, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Road, 57001, Greece g Mycological Institute USA EU, SubClinical Research Group, Sparta, NJ, 07871, United States h Laboratory of Toxicology, University of Crete, Voutes, Heraklion, Crete, 71003, Greece ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Worldwide, special attention has been paid to wild mushrooms-induced poisoning. This review article provides a Mushroom consumption report on the global pattern and characteristics of mushroom poisoning and identifies the magnitude of mortality Globe induced by mushroom poisoning. In this work, reasons underlying mushrooms-induced poisoning, and con- Mortality tamination of edible mushrooms by heavy metals and radionuclides, are provided. Moreover, a perspective of Mushrooms factors affecting the clinical signs of such toxicities (e.g. consumed species, the amount of eaten mushroom, Poisoning season, geographical location, method of preparation, and individual response to toxins) as well as mushroom Toxins toxins and approaches suggested to protect humans against mushroom poisoning, are presented.
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