Therapeutic Use of Botulinum Neurotoxins in Dermatology: Systematic Review [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 Botulinum toxin is a superfamily of neurotoxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum with well-established efficacy and safety profile in focal idiopathic hyperhidrosis.
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Toxins, 2020 Botulinum toxins (BoNTs) are a true wonder of nature [...]
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Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotypes Detected by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy [PDF]
Toxins, 2015 Botulinum neurotoxin is one of the deadliest biological toxins known to mankind and is able to cause the debilitating disease botulism. The rapid detection of the different serotypes of botulinum neurotoxin is essential for both diagnosis of botulism and
Alison C. Savage +3 more
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Electrical Stimulation of Injected Muscles to Boost Botulinum Toxin Effect on Spasticity: Rationale, Systematic Review and State of the Art [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) represents a first-line treatment for spasticity, a common disabling consequence of many neurological diseases. Electrical stimulation of motor nerve endings has been reported to boost the effect of BoNT-A. To date, a wide
Alessandro Picelli +6 more
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Frontal fibrosing alopecia development in two patients after botulinum toxin applications: relationship or coincidence? [PDF]
Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021 Frontal fibrous alopecia is a primary lymphocytic scarring alopecia that is difficult to control, with a perifollicular lichenoid infiltrate marking its histology.
Mariana Abdo de Almeida +2 more
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Use of botulinum toxin in hidradenitis suppurativa [PDF]
Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021 Introduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflamatory, chronic, recurrent, and debilitating condition. There is a lack of consensus about its treatment.
Elcilane Gomes Silva +2 more
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rAAV expressing recombinant neutralizing antibody for the botulinum neurotoxin type A prophylaxis
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is one of the most dangerous bacterial toxins and a potential biological weapon component. BoNT mechanism of pathological action is based on inhibiting the release of neurotransmitters from nerve endings.
Artem A. Derkaev +9 more
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A survey of traditional Iranian food products for contamination with toxigenic Clostridium botulinum
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2009 Summary: This study aimed to determine the rate of Clostridium botulinum contamination in some traditional Iranian food products (cheese, kashk and salted fish) and evaluate the efficacy of the mouse bioassay method in detection of C. botulinum toxins in
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Botulinum toxins or neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most potent neurotoxins known, and are currently extensively studied, not only for their potential lethality, but also for their possible therapeutic and cosmetic uses.
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Clostridial C3 Toxins Enter and Intoxicate Human Dendritic Cells
Toxins, 2020 C3 protein toxins produced by Clostridium (C.) botulinum and C. limosum are mono-ADP-ribosyltransferases, which specifically modify the GTPases Rho A/B/C in the cytosol of monocytic cells, thereby inhibiting Rho-mediated signal transduction in monocytes,
Maximilian Fellermann +12 more
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