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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) is commonly used in human therapy. This treatment may induce immunoresistance and preliminary evaluation of other botulinum neurotoxin serotypes suggested botulinum neurotoxin type C (BoNT/C) to be a good alternative to BoNT/A. Here, we have further characterized the biological activities of BoNT/C using a variety of experimental approaches. Muscle paralysis and time of recovery of mouse hind limb injected with BoNT/A or BoNT/C were assayed with the Digit Abduction Scoring assay. The extent and duration of paralysis were similar with the two toxin serotypes. Extensor digitorum longus or tibialis anterior muscles were dissected at times of complete paralysis and of complete recovery. Muscle weight and force were significantly reduced in mice injected with BoNT/A and BoNT/C, and some atrophy persisted for a long time. In BoNT/C-treated junctions, nerve terminal sprouting was prominent, indicating that the capacity to extend the field of innervation is not hampered by BoNT/C. BoNT/C induced a marked decrease in the frequency of miniature endplate potentials and in the amplitude of endplate potentials. 3,4-diaminopyridine reversed the effect of BoNT/C by increasing the amplitude of synchronized endplate potentials. The present study shows an extensive similarity in the biological activities of BoNT/A and BoNT/C, further supporting the suggestion that BoNT/C is a valid alternative to BoNT/A.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0953-816X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2697-704
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17561839-4-Aminopyridine, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Botulinum Toxins, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Botulinum Toxins, Type A, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Drug Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Motor Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Muscle Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Muscle Weakness, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Muscular Atrophy, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Neuromuscular Blockade, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Neuromuscular Junction, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Neuronal Plasticity, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Paralysis, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Potassium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Presynaptic Terminals, pubmed-meshheading:17561839-Recovery of Function
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuromuscular paralysis and recovery in mice injected with botulinum neurotoxins A and C.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche and Istituto CNR di Neuroscienze, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't