Among fungal toxins causing organ damage in the human body, amatoxins and orellanine
remain exceptional. Amatoxins, a group of bicyclic octapeptides occurring in some Amanita …

Objective: To assess the evolving global epidemiology of mushroom poisoning and to
identify new and emerging mushroom poisonings and their treatments, a descriptive …

Mushrooms are ubiquitous in nature. They are an important source of nutrition; however,
certain varieties contain chemicals that can be highly toxic to humans. Industrially cultivated …

Fungal metabolites represent an underutilized resource in the development of novel
anticancer drugs. This review will focus on the promising fungal nephrotoxin orellanine …

Substance abuse has been increasing steadily in the UK and some other countries. Recent
evidence suggests more than 40% of young people have tried illicit drugs at some time …

Mushrooms are ubiquitous in nature. They are an important source of nutrition, however,
certain varieties contain chemicals that can be highly toxic to humans. Industrially cultivated …

Orellanine is a nephrotoxic toxin produced by some mushroom species of the Cortinarius
genus, typically found in Europe and North America. The nephrotoxicity of Cortinarius …

Several new mushroom poisoning syndromes have been described since the early 1990s.
In these syndromes, the onset of symptoms generally occurs> 6 hours after ingestion …

Abstract Case Report: Intentional intoxication with natural hallucinogenic substances such
as hallucinogenic mushrooms continues to be a major problem in the US and Europe …

Because mushroom poisonings are increasing worldwide after ingestions of known, newly
described, and formerly considered edible species, the objectives of this review are to …