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Acta Physiologica 2011; Volume 203, Supplement 686
Joint Congress of FEPS and Turkish Society of Physiological Sciences
9/3/2011-9/7/2011
Istanbul, Turkey
REGULATION OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE BY NEW BOTULINUM MOLECULES
Abstract number: OC 30
Davletov1 Bazbek
1MRC Cambridge, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
A promising therapeutic potential has been reported in a number of clinical studies for botulinum neurotoxin (BOTOX) which reversibly inhibits release of neurotransmitters at synapses, especially at neuromuscular junctions. Importantly, this neurotoxin does not compromise neuronal well-being and neurotransmission resumes after four months. Recently, botulinum neurotoxin has been approved for treatment of migraine; however, the fear of muscle paralysis restricts the use of native neurotoxin for pain management and other hypersecretory conditions. We recently developed new botulinum molecules which have a more selective action. Specifically, our molecules target CNS neurons but do not cause muscle paralysis. This feature makes our molecules attractive for treatment of chronic secretory disorders with a promise of targeted neuronal silencing.
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