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What is the role of microbial biotechnology and genetic engineering in medicine?

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 13, Issue 2, April 2024.
Microbial biotechnology, the technological application of microorganisms, has been instrumental in producing significant natural bioactive products. These include antibiotics, antifungals, anticancer drugs, antiparasitics, antivirals, immunosuppressants, toxoid vaccines, and therapeutic enzymes.
Fernando Santos‐Beneit
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid response to botulinum antitoxin in hyperhidrosis patient

Acta Medica
Botox injections are shots that use a toxin to prevent a muscle from moving for a limited time. These shots are often used to smooth wrinkles on the face. They’re also used to treat neck spasms, sweating, overactive bladder, lazy eye and other conditions.
Ferhat Kılıçaslan, Feyza Musabeyoğlu Kılınç, Erman Altunışık   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Peripheral nervous system and neuromuscular disorders in the emergency department: A review

Academic Emergency Medicine, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 386-397, April 2024.
Abstract Introduction Acute presentations and emergencies in neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) often challenge clinical acumen. The objective of this review is to refine the reader's approach to history taking, clinical localization and early diagnosis, as well as emergency management of neuromuscular emergencies.
Ajith Sivadasan, Miguel A. Cortel‐LeBlanc, Achelle Cortel‐LeBlanc, Hans Katzberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Camelid VHHs Fused to Human Fc Fragments Provide Long Term Protection Against Botulinum Neurotoxin A in Mice

Toxins, 2019
The bacterium Clostridium botulinum is the causative agent of botulism—a severe intoxication caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) and characterized by damage to the nervous system. In an effort to develop novel C.
Svetlana A. Godakova, Anatoly N. Noskov, Irina D. Vinogradova, Galina A. Ugriumova, Andrey I. Solovyev, Ilias B. Esmagambetov, Amir I. Tukhvatulin, Denis Y. Logunov, Boris S. Naroditsky, Dmitry V. Shcheblyakov, Aleksandr L. Gintsburg   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

VapC Toxins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis are ribonucleases that differentially inhibit growth and are neutralized by cognate VapB antitoxins [PDF]

, 2011
The chromosome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) encodes forty seven toxin-antitoxin modules belonging to the VapBC family. The role of these modules in the physiology of Mtb and the function(s) served by their expansion are unknown.
Mizrahi, Valerie, Bhavna G Gordhan, Vickery Arcus, Diane Kuhnert, Valerie Mizrahi, Ahidjo, Bintou Ahmadou, Kuhnert, Diane, Edith E Machowski, Machowski E.E., Joanna L. Mckenzie, Garth L. Abrahams, Kuhnert D., Machowski Edith E., Abrahams, Garth L., Ahidjo B.A., Bintou Ahmadou Ahidjo, Gordhan, Bhavna G., Arcus V., Garth L Abrahams, Abrahams G.L., Machowski, Edith E., Mizrahi V., Kuhnert Diane, Ahidjo Bintou Ahmadou, McKenzie Joanna L., Arcus Vickery, Mizrahi Valerie, Edith E. Machowski, Abrahams Garth L., Gordhan B.G., McKenzie J.L., Gordhan Bhavna G., Bhavna G, Arcus, Vickery L., Bhavna G. Gordhan, McKenzie, Joanna Leigh, Joanna L McKenzie   +36 more
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Botulinum toxin type A for the management of glabellar rhytids [PDF]

, 2010
Anne Marie Tremaine, Jerry L McCulloughDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USAAbstract: There is an increasing demand for minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures to arrest the aging process.
Tremaine, Anne Marie, Anne Marie Tremaine, McCullough, Jerry L, Jerry L McCullough   +3 more
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Complete paralytic botulism mimicking a deep coma in a child

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2017
Botulism is a rare cause of neuroparalysis. Delay in diagnosis and treatment exerts adverse impact on mortality and morbidity. We report a child with complete flaccid paralysis followed by progression to coma-like consciousness.
Ebru Azapağası, Tanıl Kendirli, Gökçen Öz-Tuncer, Pelin Albayrak, Serap Teber, Gülhis Deda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Whole-genome sequencing completes the traceability of a type B1 botulinum toxin poisoning incident

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: To complete the traceability from patient to food using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)–based clustering analysis technology after whole-genome sequencing in botulinum toxin poisoning incidents.
Meng Zhang, Yong-Li Li, Guang-Wei Zhang, Yi Song, Ying Cui, Yan-fen Li, Hao-Yu Qi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uso da toxina botulínica no controle do bruxismo [PDF]

, 2014
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Odontologia.A toxina botulínica é uma substância produzida pela bactéria Clostridium botulinum, e o seu uso oferece ao cirurgião dentista uma nova alternativa para ...
Francescon, Ariane
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The toxic antigenic factors produced by Clostridium botulinum types C and D [PDF]

, 1971
The journals have been scanned in colour with a HP 5590 scanner; 600 dpi. Adobe Acrobat v.11 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.The toxic factors produced by Clostridium botulinum (Van ...
Jansen, B.C.
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