Anisakiasis: The Importance of Prevention and the Role of Diet Therapy in Allergic Patients.

Introduction: Anisakiasis is a zoonosis of parasitic origin whose diffusion seems to be continuously increasing.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits of a fish-free diet in patients allergic to Anisakis simplex as well as underlining the importance of awareness and prevention. Furthermore, we aimed to investigate the critical issues related to the spread of anisakiasis in relation to eating habits.

A Multicenter Study of IgE Sensitization to and Diet Recommendations.

Background: Allergy to Anisakis simplex (s.) is spreading due to the increased consumption of raw, smoked or marinated fish. In man, Anisakis s.

Beauvericin cytotoxicity to the invertebrate cell line SF-9.

The cyclic hexadepsipeptide beauvericin, initially known as a secondary metabolite produced by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and toxic to Artemia salina larvae, has been more recently recognized as an important mycotoxin synthesized by a number of Fusarium strains, which parasite maize, wheat and rice. Therefore, this mycotoxin may enter the food chain, causing yet unknown effects to the health of both domestic animals and humans. The cytotoxic effects of beauvericin on mammalian cells have been studied.

Cytotoxic effects of the mycotoxin beauvericin to human cell lines of myeloid origin.

Beauvericin, a cyclic hexadepsipeptide of potential importance to the health of humans and domestic animals, has been reported to exert cytotoxic effects on several mammalian cell types and to induce apoptosis. We investigated the cytotoxicity of this compound to two human cell lines of myeloid origin: the monocytic lymphoma cells U-937 and the promyelocytic leukemia cells HL-60. In some experiments HL-60 cells partially differentiated towards the eosinophilic phenotype were also used.