Botulinum neurotoxins: biology, pharmacology, and toxicology

M Pirazzini, O Rossetto, R Eleopra, C Montecucco… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The study of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) is rapidly progressing in many aspects. Novel
BoNTs are being discovered owing to next generation sequencing, but their biologic and …

Purinergic signalling: therapeutic developments

G Burnstock - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Purinergic signalling, ie, the role of nucleotides as extracellular signalling molecules, was
proposed in 1972. However, this concept was not well accepted until the early 1990's when …

[HTML][HTML] Neural control of the lower urinary tract

WC de Groat, D Griffiths… - Comprehensive Physiology, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This article summarizes anatomical, neurophysiological, pharmacological, and brain
imaging studies in humans and animals that have provided insights into the neural circuitry …

Mechanism of action of onabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine: a narrative review

R Burstein, AM Blumenfeld… - … : The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To review the literature on the mechanism of action of onabotulinumtoxinA in
chronic migraine. Background OnabotulinumtoxinA is a chronic migraine preventive …

Transient receptor potential channels as drug targets: from the science of basic research to the art of medicine

B Nilius, A Szallasi, DR Sibley - Pharmacological reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The large Trp gene family encodes transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins that form
novel cation-selective ion channels. In mammals, 28 Trp channel genes have been …

OnabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of patients with overactive bladder and urinary incontinence: results of a phase 3, randomized, placebo controlled trial

VW Nitti, R Dmochowski, S Herschorn… - The Journal of …, 2013 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Overactive bladder affects 12% to 17% of the general population and almost a
third experience urinary incontinence, which may severely impact health related quality of …

Autonomic dysreflexia after spinal cord injury: Systemic pathophysiology and methods of management

KC Eldahan, AG Rabchevsky - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has widespread physiological effects beyond the
disruption of sensory and motor function, notably the loss of normal autonomic and …

The neural control of micturition

CJ Fowler, D Griffiths, WC De Groat - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
Micturition, or urination, occurs involuntarily in infants and young children until the age of 3
to 5 years, after which it is regulated voluntarily. The neural circuitry that controls this process …

Physiology and pathophysiology of purinergic neurotransmission

G Burnstock - Physiological reviews, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
This review is focused on purinergic neurotransmission, ie, ATP released from nerves as a
transmitter or cotransmitter to act as an extracellular signaling molecule on both pre-and …

Epidemiology and pathophysiology of neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury

R Hamid, MA Averbeck, H Chiang, A Garcia… - World journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Spinal cord injury (SCI) usually affects younger age groups with male preponderance. The
most common traumatic cause is road traffic accident followed by sports accidents and gun …