Botulinum neurotoxins: mechanism of action

AP Tighe, G Schiavo - Toxicon, 2013 - Elsevier
Botulinum neurotoxins are used clinically for conditions characterized by hyperexcitability of
peripheral nerve terminals and hypersecretory syndromes. These neurotoxins are …

Novel botulinum neurotoxins: Exploring underneath the iceberg tip

DA Tehran, M Pirazzini - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), the etiological agents of botulism, are the deadliest toxins
known to humans. Yet, thanks to their biological and toxicological features, BoNTs have …

Dynamin inhibition blocks botulinum neurotoxin type A endocytosis in neurons and delays botulism

CB Harper, S Martin, TH Nguyen, SJ Daniels… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
The botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are di-chain bacterial proteins responsible for the
paralytic disease botulism. Following binding to the plasma membrane of cholinergic motor …

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 …

Engineered botulinum neurotoxins as new therapeutics

G Masuyer, JA Chaddock, KA Foster… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) cause flaccid paralysis by inhibiting neurotransmission at
cholinergic nerve terminals. Each BoNT consists of three domains that are essential for …

SNARE modulators and SNARE mimetic peptides

M Khvotchev, M Soloviev - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) attachment protein (SNAP) receptor
(SNARE) proteins play a central role in most forms of intracellular membrane trafficking, a …

Selective neuronal silencing using synthetic botulinum molecules alleviates chronic pain in mice

M Maiarù, C Leese, M Certo… - Science Translational …, 2018 - science.org
Chronic pain is a widespread debilitating condition affecting millions of people worldwide.
Although several pharmacological treatments for relieving chronic pain have been …

Engineering botulinum neurotoxins for enhanced therapeutic applications and vaccine development

C Rasetti-Escargueil, MR Popoff - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) show increasing therapeutic applications ranging from
treatment of locally paralyzed muscles to cosmetic benefits. At first, in the 1970s, BoNT was …

[HTML][HTML] Nonparalytic botulinum molecules for the control of pain

AS Mangione, I Obara, M Maiarú, SM Geranton… - Pain, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Local injections of botulinum toxins have been reported to be useful not only for the
treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain and migraine but also to cause long-lasting muscle …

New engineered-botulinum toxins inhibit the release of pain-related mediators

M Tang, J Meng, J Wang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Targeted delivery of potent inhibitor of cytokine/pain-mediator into inflammatory or pain-
sensing cells is a promising avenue for treating chronic pain, a world-wide major healthcare …