Morabito Silvia, Silvestro Serena, Faggio Caterina
a Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
Nat Prod Res. 2018 Mar;32(6):621-631. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1329734. Epub 2017 May 22.
Several marine microalgae produce dangerous toxins very damaging to human health, aquatic ecosystems and coastal resources. These Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in recent decades seem greatly increased regarding frequency, severity and biogeographical level, causing serious health risks as a consequence of the consumption of contaminated seafood. Toxins can cause various clinically described syndromes, characterised by a wide range of symptoms: amnesic (ASP), diarrhoetic (DSP), azaspirazid (AZP), neurotoxic (NSP) and paralytic (PSP) shellfish poisonings and ciguatera fish poisoning. The spread of HABs is probably a result of anthropogenic activities and climate change, that influence marine planktonic systems, including global warming, habitat modification, eutrophication and growth of exogenous species in response to human pressures. HABs are a worldwide matter that requests local solutions and international cooperation. This review supplies an overview of HAB phenomena, and, in particular, we describe the major consequences of HABs on human health.
几种海洋微藻会产生对人类健康、水生生态系统和沿海资源极具危害性的毒素。近几十年来，这些有害藻华在发生频率、严重程度和生物地理范围方面似乎都大幅增加，因食用受污染的海产品而导致严重的健康风险。毒素可引发各种临床描述的综合征，其特征是症状范围广泛：失忆性（ASP）、腹泻性（DSP）、氮杂螺旋环类（AZP）、神经毒性（NSP）和麻痹性（PSP）贝类中毒以及雪卡鱼中毒。有害藻华的扩散可能是人为活动和气候变化的结果，这些因素影响着海洋浮游系统，包括全球变暖、栖息地改变、富营养化以及外来物种因人类压力而生长。有害藻华是一个全球性问题，需要地方解决方案和国际合作。本综述概述了有害藻华现象，特别是我们描述了有害藻华对人类健康的主要影响。
