Engineering of botulinum neurotoxins for biomedical applications

RP Webb - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) have been used as therapeutic agents in the clinical
treatment of a wide array of neuromuscular and autonomic neuronal transmission disorders …

Botulinum Neurotoxin Induces Neurotoxic Microglia Mediated by Exogenous Inflammatory Responses

G Ambrin, YJ Kang, K Van Do, C Lee… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) is widely used in therapeutics and cosmetics.
The effects of multi‐dosed BoNT/A treatment are well documented on the peripheral nervous …

Novel pharmacological approaches for the treatment of acne vulgaris

IC Valente Duarte de Sousa - Expert opinion on investigational …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Acne vulgaris is the most common skin disease worldwide; yet, current
treatment options, although effective, are associated with unwanted side effects, chronicity …

[HTML][HTML] Potency Evaluations of Recombinant Botulinum Neurotoxin A1 Mutants Designed to Reduce Toxicity

P Viravathana, WH Tepp, M Bradshaw… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recombinant mutant holotoxin BoNTs (rBoNTs) are being evaluated as possible vaccines
against botulism. Previously, several rBoNTs containing 2–3 amino acid mutations in the …

Purification and characterization of recombinant botulinum neurotoxin serotype FA, also known as serotype H

G Hackett, K Moore, D Burgin, F Hornby, B Gray… - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
We have purified and characterized recombinant botulinum neurotoxin serotype FA
(BoNT/FA). This protein has also been named as a new serotype (serotype H), but the …

Botulinum toxin as a clinical product: manufacture and pharmacology

A Pickett - Clinical applications of botulinum neurotoxin, 2014 - Springer
The use of botulinum neurotoxins as clinical products has required the development of
suitable manufacturing processes meeting the highest standards of safety and quality for …

Role of critical elements in botulinum neurotoxin complex in toxin routing across intestinal and bronchial barriers

KJ Ghosal, K Patel, BR Singh, ML Hale - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The highly potent botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) inhibits neurotransmitter
release at neuromuscular junctions resulting in flaccid muscle paralysis, respiratory arrest …

A Novel Catalytically Inactive Construct of Botulinum Neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) Directly Inhibits Visceral Sensory Signalling

H Ibrahim, K Retailleau, F Hornby, J Maignel, M Beard… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) is a potent neurotoxin that silences cholinergic
neurotransmission through the cleavage of the synaptic protein SNAP-25. Previous studies …

In Vivo Toxicity and Immunological Characterization of Detoxified Recombinant Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A

E Ravichandran, P Janardhanan, K Patel… - Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose A double-mutant E224A/E262A full-length botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) Type A
with structural similarity to native BoNT/A but lacking the endopeptidase activity provides an …

Novel therapeutic uses and formulations of botulinum neurotoxins: A patent review (2012–2014)

CD Kane, JE Nuss, S Bavari - Expert opinion on therapeutic …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are among the most toxic of known biological
molecules and function as acetylcholine release inhibitors and neuromuscular blocking …