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The light chain but not the heavy chain of botulinum A toxin inhibits exocytosis from permeabilized adrenal chromaffin cells [PDF]
The heavy and light chains of botulinum A toxin were separated by anion exchange chromatography. Their intracellular actions were studied using bovine adrenal chromaffin cells permeabilized with streptolysin O.
M. Gratzl +9 more
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Botulinum Toxin as Preventive Treatment for Migraine: A Randomized Double-Blind Study [PDF]
Aim: To determine if botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections can reduce the frequency and severity of migraines. Methods: Patients (n = 127) were randomized to receive placebo or two doses of BoNT-A (Dysport (R)). The primary endpoint was reduction in
Toelle, Thomas +13 more
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INTRODUCTION. The outbreak of foodborne botulism that occurred in Russia in June 2024 once again demonstrated the danger of this rather rare but severe infectious disease caused by ingesting botulinum neurotoxin.
E. M. Eliseeva +2 more
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BOTOX injection to treat strabismus after infant botulism type B infection
Purpose: The significance of botulinum toxin to ophthalmologists is twofold. Botulism, a medical emergency, frequently presents with ocular findings including blurred vision, diplopia, ptosis, and photophobia as a result of the neurotoxin produced by ...
Sarah G. Bonaffini +2 more
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Botulinum toxin a in the treatment of blepharospasm - A 10-year experience [PDF]
To evaluate the long-term effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX) in the treatment of blepharospasm, a retrospective analysis was conducted from the patients seen at the Movement Disorders Clinic of the Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clinicas ...
Goncalves, LR +7 more
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Botulism, a rare life-threatening toxemia, is probably underdiagnosed in all of its forms in Africa. This study reports the first laboratory-supported case of infant botulism on the African continent.
Marné N. Vosloo +10 more
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TITRATION OF BOTULINUM ANTITOXIN OF LOW LEVELS BY THE SCORE METHOD
Botulinum antitoxin is commonly titrated by injecting a mixture of toxin and antitoxin into mice and by utilizing deaths as a marker to measure the amount of unneutralized toxin. We attempted to titrate antitoxin by converting the severity of symptoms (notably palsy) and time-to-death in days into scores.
TAKAHASHI, Motohide +3 more
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Wound botulism caused by Clostridium subterminale after a heroin injection
Botulism is caused by toxin production from many species of Clostridium, most commonly Clostridium botulinum as well as C. baratii and C. butyricum. Development of wound botulism is associated with injection drug users but has also been described in ...
Paris A. Cook +3 more
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Adverse Drug Reaction Study of Botulinum Toxin‐A in the Real World
ABSTRACT Background Despite the increasing use of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT‐A) in aesthetic and therapeutic applications, its real‐world adverse drug reaction (ADR) profile remains incompletely characterized. Current evidence relies largely on small‐scale clinical observations rather than large, systematic analyses.
Jiaxu Gu +9 more
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Intestinal Toxemia Botulism in 3 Adults, Ontario, Canada, 2006–2008
Five cases of intestinal toxemia botulism in adults were identified within an 18-month period in or near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We describe findings for 3 of the 5 case-patients.
Yolanda D. Sheppard +17 more
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