[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiological mechanisms in migraine and the identification of new therapeutic targets

KA Haanes, L Edvinsson - CNS drugs, 2019 - Springer
Migraine is a strongly disabling disease characterized by a unilateral throbbing headache
lasting for up to 72 h for each individual attack. There have been many theories on the …

Neurotoxins acting at synaptic sites: A brief review on mechanisms and clinical applications

K Zhou, W Luo, T Liu, Y Ni, Z Qin - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurotoxins generally inhibit or promote the release of neurotransmitters or bind to
receptors that are located in the pre-or post-synaptic membranes, thereby affecting …

The travel diaries of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins

S Surana, AP Tosolini, IFG Meyer, AD Fellows… - Toxicon, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Tetanus (TeNT) and botulinum (BoNT) neurotoxins, the causative agents of tetanus
and botulism, respectively, are the most potent toxic molecules known to mankind. This …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Grip strength in mice with joint inflammation: A rheumatology function test sensitive to pain and analgesia

Á Montilla-García, MÁ Tejada, G Perazzoli… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Grip strength deficit is a measure of pain-induced functional disability in rheumatic disease.
We tested whether this parameter and tactile allodynia, the standard pain measure in …

Emerging drugs for migraine treatment: an update

G Lambru, AP Andreou, M Guglielmetti… - Expert opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Migraine is a very frequent and disabling neurological disorder. The current
treatment options are old, generally poorly tolerated and not migraine-specific, reflecting the …

Up–down reader: an open source program for efficiently processing 50% von Frey thresholds

R Gonzalez-Cano, B Boivin, D Bullock… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Most pathological pain conditions in patients and rodent pain models result in marked
alterations in mechanosensation and the gold standard way to measure this is by use of von …

Participation of pro-and anti-nociceptive interleukins in botulinum toxin A-induced analgesia in a rat model of neuropathic pain

M Zychowska, E Rojewska, W Makuch… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) shows antinociceptive properties, and its clinical
applications in pain therapy are continuously increasing. BoNT/A specifically cleaves SNAP …

New botulinum neurotoxin constructs for treatment of chronic pain

C Leese, C Christmas, J Mészáros… - Life Science …, 2023 - life-science-alliance.org
Chronic pain affects one in five people across human societies, with few therapeutic options
available. Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) can provide long-lasting pain relief by inhibiting …

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. They are also efficient therapeutic tools with an increasing number of …