Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered Questions
Mushroom poisonings remain a significant cause of emergency medicine. While there are well-known species, such as <i>Amanita phalloides</i>, causing life-threatening poisonings, there is also accumulating evidence of poisonings related to species that have been considered edible and are...
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| description | Mushroom poisonings remain a significant cause of emergency medicine. While there are well-known species, such as <i>Amanita phalloides</i>, causing life-threatening poisonings, there is also accumulating evidence of poisonings related to species that have been considered edible and are traditionally consumed. In particular, the <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> group was reported to cause myotoxicity. In addition, particular wild mushrooms that are traditionally consumed especially in Asia and Eastern Europe have been subject to suspicion due to possible mutagenicity. Hitherto, the causative agents of these effects often remain to be determined, and toxicity studies have yielded contradictory results. Due to this, there is no consensus about the safety of these species. The issue is further complicated by difficulties in species identification and other possible sources of toxicity, such as microbiological contamination during storage, leading to sometimes opposite conclusions about the edibility of a species. This review focuses on existing data about these types of mushroom poisonings, including the still sparse knowledge about the causative chemical agents. In addition, the aim is to initiate a meta-discussion about the issue and to give some suggestions about how to approach the situation from the viewpoint of the collector, the researcher, and the practicing physician. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f61dc0fac3784c899f65eaebc28510422023-11-20T15:55:05ZengMDPI AGToxins2072-66512020-10-01121063910.3390/toxins12100639Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered QuestionsPetteri Nieminen0Anne-Mari Mustonen1Institute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, FinlandInstitute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, FinlandMushroom poisonings remain a significant cause of emergency medicine. While there are well-known species, such as <i>Amanita phalloides</i>, causing life-threatening poisonings, there is also accumulating evidence of poisonings related to species that have been considered edible and are traditionally consumed. In particular, the <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> group was reported to cause myotoxicity. In addition, particular wild mushrooms that are traditionally consumed especially in Asia and Eastern Europe have been subject to suspicion due to possible mutagenicity. Hitherto, the causative agents of these effects often remain to be determined, and toxicity studies have yielded contradictory results. Due to this, there is no consensus about the safety of these species. The issue is further complicated by difficulties in species identification and other possible sources of toxicity, such as microbiological contamination during storage, leading to sometimes opposite conclusions about the edibility of a species. This review focuses on existing data about these types of mushroom poisonings, including the still sparse knowledge about the causative chemical agents. In addition, the aim is to initiate a meta-discussion about the issue and to give some suggestions about how to approach the situation from the viewpoint of the collector, the researcher, and the practicing physician.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/10/639edible mushroomsmushroom poisoningmutagenicityrhabdomyolysis<i>Tricholoma equestre</i> |
| spellingShingle | Petteri Nieminen Anne-Mari Mustonen Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered Questions Toxins edible mushrooms mushroom poisoning mutagenicity rhabdomyolysis <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> |
| title | Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered Questions |
| title_full | Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered Questions |
| title_fullStr | Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered Questions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered Questions |
| title_short | Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered Questions |
| title_sort | toxic potential of traditionally consumed mushroom species a controversial continuum with many unanswered questions |
| topic | edible mushrooms mushroom poisoning mutagenicity rhabdomyolysis <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/10/639 |
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