Botulinum neurotoxins: biology, pharmacology, and toxicology

M Pirazzini, O Rossetto, R Eleopra, C Montecucco… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Mechanism of action of onabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine: a narrative review

R Burstein, AM Blumenfeld… - … : The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To review the literature on the mechanism of action of onabotulinumtoxinA in
chronic migraine. Background OnabotulinumtoxinA is a chronic migraine preventive …

Botulinum neurotoxins: genetic, structural and mechanistic insights

O Rossetto, M Pirazzini, C Montecucco - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2014 - nature.com
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are produced by anaerobic bacteria of the genus
Clostridium and cause a persistent paralysis of peripheral nerve terminals, which is known …

Historical perspectives and guidelines for botulinum neurotoxin subtype nomenclature

MW Peck, TJ Smith, F Anniballi, JW Austin, L Bano… - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxins are diverse proteins. They are currently represented by at least seven
serotypes and more than 40 subtypes. New clostridial strains that produce novel neurotoxin …

Botulinum and tetanus neurotoxins

M Dong, G Masuyer, P Stenmark - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) and tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) are the most potent toxins
known and cause botulism and tetanus, respectively. BoNTs are also widely utilized as …

Immunogenicity associated with botulinum toxin treatment

S Bellows, J Jankovic - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Botulinum toxin (BoNT) has been used for the treatment of a variety of neurologic, medical
and cosmetic conditions. Two serotypes, type A (BoNT-A) and type B (BoNT-B), are currently …

Synaptophysin regulates the kinetics of synaptic vesicle endocytosis in central neurons

SE Kwon, ER Chapman - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
Despite being the most abundant synaptic vesicle membrane protein, the function of
synaptophysin remains enigmatic. For example, synaptic transmission was reported to be …

The updated European Consensus 2009 on the use of Botulinum toxin for children with cerebral palsy

F Heinen, K Desloovere, AS Schroeder… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
An interdisciplinary European group of clinical experts in the field of movement disorders
and experienced Botulinum toxin users has updated the consensus for the use of Botulinum …

European consensus table on the use of botulinum toxin type A in adult spasticity.

J Wissel, AB Ward, P Ertzgaard… - Journal of …, 2009 - medicaljournalssweden.se
A group of clinicians from across Europe experienced in the use of botulinum toxin type A for
the treatment of spasticity following acquired brain injury gathered to develop a consensus …

Botulinum neurotoxin: a marvel of protein design

M Montal - Annual review of biochemistry, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), the causative agent of botulism, is acknowledged to be the
most poisonous protein known. BoNT proteases disable synaptic vesicle exocytosis by …