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Título: | Differing Effects of Vinegar on Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) and Carybdea marsupialis (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) Stings - Implications for First Aid Protocols |
Autor: | Ballesteros, Ainara CSIC ORCID ; Marambio, Macarena CSIC ORCID ; Fuentes, Veronica CSIC ORCID; Narda, Mridvika; Santín, Andreu CSIC ORCID CVN ; Gili, Josep Maria CSIC ORCID | Palabras clave: | Jellyfish Sting First-aid Vinegar Seawater Nematocyst discharge Pelagia noctiluca Carybdea marsupialis |
Fecha de publicación: | jul-2021 | Editor: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Citación: | Toxins 13(8): 509 (2021) | Resumen: | The jellyfish species that inhabit the Mediterranean coastal waters are not lethal, but their stings can cause severe pain and systemic effects that pose a health risk to humans. Despite the frequent occurrence of jellyfish stings, currently no consensus exists among the scientific community regarding the most appropriate first-aid protocol. Over the years, several different rinse solutions have been proposed. Vinegar, or acetic acid, is one of the most established of these solutions, with efficacy data published. We investigated the effect of vinegar and seawater on the nematocyst discharge process in two species representative of the Mediterranean region: Pelagia noctiluca (Scyphozoa) and Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa), by means of (1) direct observation of nematocyst discharge on light microscopy (tentacle solution assay) and (2) quantification of hemolytic area (tentacle skin blood agarose assay). In both species, nematocyst discharge was not stimulated by seawater, which was classified as a neutral solution. In P. noctiluca, vinegar produced nematocyst discharge per se, but inhibited nematocyst discharge from C. marsupialis. These results suggest that the use of vinegar cannot be universally recommended. Whereas in case of a cubozoan C. marsupialis sting, the inhibitory effect of vinegar makes it the ideal rinse solution, in case of a scyphozoan P. noctiluca sting, vinegar application may be counterproductive, worsening the pain and discomfort of the stung area | Descripción: | Special issue Cnidarian Venom.-- 11 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables.-- Data Availability Statement: Data sharing not applicable. No new data were created or analyzed in this study | Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13080509 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/248065 | DOI: | 10.3390/toxins13080509 | E-ISSN: | 2072-6651 |
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