Rivastigmine ameliorates botulinum-induced hippocampal damage and spatial memory impairment in male rats

K Mehri, ZZ Oskuye, E Nassireslami, E Karami… - Neurotoxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
Botulinum toxin (Botox) is widely used in beauty industry and its long-term consequences
can be a matter of concern. The hippocampal cholinergic system plays a significant role in …

Intramuscular injection of BOTOX® boosts learning and memory in adult mice in association with enriched circulation of platelets and enhanced density of pyramidal …

A Yesudhas, SA Roshan, RK Radhakrishnan… - Neurochemical …, 2020 - Springer
BOTOX® is a therapeutic form of botulinum neurotoxin. It acts by blocking the release of
acetylcholine (ACh) from the synaptic vesicles at the neuromuscular junctions, thereby …

Single intracerebroventricular injection of botulinum toxin type A produces slow onset and long-term memory impairment in rats

Z Lacković, V Rebić, PF Riederer - Journal of neural transmission, 2009 - Springer
It is generally believed that the cholinergic system plays an important role in normal
cognitive functioning. Botulinum toxin is the most potent toxin of the peripheral cholinergic …

BOTOX® counteracts the innate anxiety-related behaviours in correlation with increased activities of key antioxidant enzymes in the hippocampus of ageing …

A Yesudhas, RK Radhakrishnan, A Sukesh… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cholinergic crisis and oxidative stress in the hippocampus of the brain have been known to
induce anxiety disorders upon ageing. BOTOX® is a widely used therapeutic form of …

Intranasal delivery of botulinum neurotoxin A protects against hippocampal neuron death in the lithium-pilocarpine rat model

Z Huang, Y Lian, Y Chen, S Li, H Zhang, N Xie… - Neurochemical …, 2019 - Springer
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) block the release of a series of neurotransmitters, which are
pivotal for neuron action. Intrahippocampal administration of BoNTs inhibits glutamate …

Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin A inhibits DBTRG glioblastoma cell proliferation and TRPV1 channel signaling pathways

Y Akyuva - Journal of Cellular Neuroscience and Oxidative Stress, 2020 - dergipark.org.tr
Prevalence of glioblastomas is high within the adult brain tumors and the proliferation of the
glioblastomas was induced by excessive Ca2+ influx. Ca2+ permeable TRPV1 channel is …

Unilateral whisker pad injection of botulinum toxin type a enhances spatial learning in mice

LH Ni, SX Cao, H Lian, XY Hu - NeuroReport, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The central cholinergic nervous system plays an important role in cognition, with
acetylcholine hypofunction considered to be a major factor of dementia. Botulinum toxin type …

Effects of botulinum toxin type A facial injection on monoamines and their metabolites in sensory, limbic and motor brain regions in rats

S Ibragić, I Matak, A Dračić, A Smajlović… - Neuroscience …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite its toxicity, botulinum neurotoxin type A (BTX-A) is a valuable therapeutic agent for
several motor, autonomic and pain disorders. Numerous studies have described its …

Brain functional changes in patients with botulism after illegal cosmetic injections of botulinum toxin: A resting-state fMRI study

GF Li, S Ban, M Wang, J Zhang, H Lu, YH Shi, XW He… - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is generally considered safe and is widely
used to treat a variety of clinical conditions involving muscle hyperactivity and for cosmetic …

Role of apoptosis and autophagy in mediating tramadol-induced neurodegeneration in the rat hippocampus

M Gholami, AW Hayes, H Jamaati, A Sureda… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Tramadol (TRA) is an analgesic prescribed for treating mild to moderate pains,
the abuse of which has increased in recent years. Chronic tramadol consumption produces …