[HTML][HTML] Exploiting botulinum neurotoxins for the study of brain physiology and pathology

M Caleo, L Restani - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
… Key Contribution: This review describes the experimental use of botulinum neurotoxins
as tools to block synaptic function in specific brain modules and dissect activity-dependent …

Physiology and pharmacology of therapeutic botulinum neurotoxins

KR Aoki - Hyperhidrosis and Botulinum Toxin in Dermatology, 2002 - karger.com
… Matthews D, Molenaers G, Motta F, Garcia Ruiz PJ, Wissel J: Recommendations for the
use of botulinum toxin type A in the management of cerebral palsy. Gait Posture 2000; 11:67–79. …

Botulinum neurotoxins: biology, pharmacology, and toxicology

M Pirazzini, O Rossetto, R Eleopra… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - ASPET
The study of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) is rapidly progressing in many aspects. Novel
BoNTs are being discovered owing to next generation sequencing, but their biologic and …

Physiological effects of botulinum toxin in spasticity

JM Gracies - Movement disorders: official journal of the …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… in children with cerebral palsy increased the length of these muscles.132, 133 The
observations that BTX injection may delay tendon lengthening surgery in cerebral palsy are …

[HTML][HTML] Central effects of botulinum neurotoxin—evidence from human studies

D Weise, CM Weise, M Naumann - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
For more than three decades, Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) has been used to treat a variety
of clinical conditions such as spastic or dystonic disorders by inducing a temporary paralysis …

How do the botulinum neurotoxins block neurotransmitter release: from botulism to the molecular mechanism of action

B Poulain, MR Popoff, J Molgó - The Botulinum Journal, 2008 - inderscienceonline.com
… on the physiological effects of the botulinum toxins have been … term botulinum toxin, otherwise
we will precise botulinum toxin complex (ie, BoNT plus ANTPs) in opposition to neurotoxin

Botulinum toxin: chemistry, pharmacology, toxicity, and immunology

MF Brin - Muscle & Nerve: Official Journal of the American …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
… can still be induced to release normal quanta of acetylcholine, although non-physiologic
(CNS) is receptive to toxin, as shown by the toxin’s ability to bind brain synaptosomes.It is not …

Neuronal selectivity of botulinum neurotoxins

B Poulain, E Lemichez, MR Popoff - Toxicon, 2020 - Elsevier
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are highly potent toxins responsible for a severe disease,
called botulism. … The same gangliosides dominate in brain of mammals and birds. In the adult …

Botulinum neurotoxins: from paralysis to recovery of functional neuromuscular transmission

FA Meunier, G Schiavo, J Molgó - Journal of Physiology-Paris, 2002 - Elsevier
… It is also the natural target of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) causing a selective blockade
of … The scope of this review is to describe the principal steps implicated in botulinum toxin

[HTML][HTML] Botulinum neurotoxins in central nervous system: An overview from animal models to human therapy

S Luvisetto - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are potent inhibitors of synaptic vesicle fusion and transmitter
release. The natural target of BoNTs is the peripheral neuromuscular junction (NMJ) where…