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 …

Pathogenicity and virulence of Clostridium botulinum

AM Rawson, AW Dempster, CM Humphreys… - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridium botulinum, a polyphyletic Gram-positive taxon of bacteria, is classified purely by
their ability to produce botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT). BoNT is the primary virulence factor …

Botulinum toxin A, brain and pain

I Matak, Z Lacković - Progress in neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) is one of the most potent toxins known and a potential
biological threat. At the same time, it is among the most widely used therapeutic proteins …

Botulinum neurotoxins A and E undergo retrograde axonal transport in primary motor neurons

L Restani, F Giribaldi, M Manich, K Bercsenyi… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The striking differences between the clinical symptoms of tetanus and botulism have been
ascribed to the different fate of the parental neurotoxins once internalised in motor neurons …

The expanding therapeutic utility of botulinum neurotoxins

E Fonfria, J Maignel, S Lezmi, V Martin, A Splevins… - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is a major therapeutic agent that is licensed in neurological
indications, such as dystonia and spasticity. The BoNT family, which is produced in nature …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The search for novel analgesics: targets and mechanisms

TL Yaksh, SA Woller, R Ramachandran… - F1000prime …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The management of the pain state is of great therapeutic relevance to virtually every medical
specialty. Failure to manage its expression has deleterious consequence to the well-being …

Therapeutic use of botulinum toxin in migraine: mechanisms of action

R Ramachandran, TL Yaksh - British Journal of Pharmacology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Migraine pain represents sensations arising from the activation of trigeminal afferents, which
innervate the meningeal vasculature and project to the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC) …

More than at the neuromuscular synapse: actions of botulinum neurotoxin A in the central nervous system

R Mazzocchio, M Caleo - The Neuroscientist, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) is a metalloprotease that produces a sustained yet
transitory blockade of transmitter release from peripheral nerve terminals. Local delivery of …