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Toxins, 2022 The platysma muscle is a thin superficial muscle that covers the entire neck and lower part of the face. The platysma muscle is the primary target muscle for botulinum neurotoxin injection therapy aimed at treating platysmal band and lower facial lifting.
Kyu-Ho Yi +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) is a potent neurotoxin that serves as an effective therapeutic for several neuromuscular disorders via induction of temporary muscular paralysis.
Nicholas G. James +7 more
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Phage-assisted evolution of botulinum neurotoxin proteases with reprogrammed specificity
Science, 2021 Moving targets of neurotoxins Proteases that cleave protein targets at specific sequences control many biological functions. The ability to reprogram proteases to cleave new sequences of our choosing would enable new therapeutic and biotechnological ...
T. Blum +10 more
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Misincorporation Proteomics Technologies: A Review
Proteomes, 2021 Proteinopathies are diseases caused by factors that affect proteoform conformation. As such, a prevalent hypothesis is that the misincorporation of noncanonical amino acids into a proteoform results in detrimental structures.
Joel R. Steele +6 more
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Tetanus and tetanus neurotoxin: From peripheral uptake to central nervous tissue targets
Journal of Neurochemistry, 2021 Tetanus is a deadly but preventable disease caused by a protein neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani. Spores of C. tetani may contaminate a necrotic wound and germinate into a vegetative bacterium that releases a toxin, termed tetanus neurotoxin ...
A. Megighian +4 more
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Kinect-based objective evaluation of bradykinesia in patients with Parkinson's disease
Digital Health, 2023 Objective To quantify bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease (PD) with a Kinect depth camera-based motion analysis system and to compare PD and healthy control (HC) subjects. Methods Fifty PD patients and twenty-five HCs were recruited.
Zhuang Wu +15 more
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 BackgroundExercise plays an essential role in improving motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but the underlying mechanism in the central nervous system remains unclear.MethodsMotor ability was observed after 12-week treadmill exercise on a 1 ...
Weifang Tong +12 more
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Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2004 The genus Clostridium comprises a number of spore forming Gram positive, rod shaped bacilli. They are found in the intestines of numerous mammalian species including domestic animals, horses, chickens, and humans. They are also widely distributed in the soil and in marine and freshwater sediments.
Goonetilleke A, Harris JB
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npj Parkinson's Disease, 2022 Postural abnormalities are common disabling motor complications affecting patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). We proposed a summary index for postural abnormalities (IPA) based on Kinect depth camera and explored the clinical value of this indicator.
Ronghua Hong +13 more
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Toxins, 2021 Intradermal injection of botulinum neurotoxin is a frequently performed procedure in aesthetic dermatology to improve facial skin tone, texture, fine wrinkles, and enlarged pores.
Nark-Kyoung Rho, Y. Gil
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