Emerging Opportunities for Serotypes of Botulinum Neurotoxins
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University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration, Department of Neurology, 3450 Hull Road Gainesville, FL 32607, USA
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ATIX Foundation, Avda. 11 de Septiembre 1363, office 1502, Santiago, Chile
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University for Development, Av. Plaza 680, San Carlos de Apoquindo, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute, 2055 Mowry Road Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Toxins 2012, 4(11), 1196-1222; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins4111196
Received: 6 July 2012
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Revised: 2 October 2012
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Accepted: 29 October 2012
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Published: 7 November 2012
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical Use of Botulinum Toxins)
Background: Two decades ago, botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) type A was introduced to the commercial market. Subsequently, the toxin was approved by the FDA to address several neurological syndromes, involving muscle, nerve, and gland hyperactivity. These syndromes have typically been associated with abnormalities in cholinergic transmission. Despite the multiplicity of botulinal serotypes (designated as types A through G), therapeutic preparations are currently only available for BoNT types A and B. However, other BoNT serotypes are under study for possible clinical use and new clinical indications; Objective: To review the current research on botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A-G, and to analyze potential applications within basic science and clinical settings; Conclusions: The increasing understanding of botulinal neurotoxin pathophysiology, including the neurotoxin’s effects on specific neuronal populations, will help us in tailoring treatments for specific diagnoses, symptoms and patients. Scientists and clinicians should be aware of the full range of available data involving neurotoxin subtypes A-G.
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Peng Chen, Z.; Morris, J.G., Jr.; Rodriguez, R.L.; Shukla, A.W.; Tapia-Núñez, J.; Okun, M.S. Emerging Opportunities for Serotypes of Botulinum Neurotoxins. Toxins 2012, 4, 1196-1222. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins4111196
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Peng Chen Z, Morris JG Jr., Rodriguez RL, Shukla AW, Tapia-Núñez J, Okun MS. Emerging Opportunities for Serotypes of Botulinum Neurotoxins. Toxins. 2012; 4(11):1196-1222. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins4111196
Chicago/Turabian StylePeng Chen, Zhongxing, J. G. Morris Jr., Ramon L. Rodriguez, Aparna W. Shukla, John Tapia-Núñez, and Michael S. Okun. 2012. "Emerging Opportunities for Serotypes of Botulinum Neurotoxins" Toxins 4, no. 11: 1196-1222. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins4111196
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