Molecular targets of botulinum toxin at the mammalian neuromuscular junction
| Autor: | Dorothy D. Whelchel, Julie A. Coffield, Neely Darragh, Tonia M. Brehmer, Paula Brooks |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Botulinum Toxins Time Factors Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25 Blotting Western Neurotoxins Neuromuscular Junction Vesicular Transport Proteins Nerve Tissue Proteins Motor Activity Pharmacology Biology Cleavage (embryo) Neuromuscular junction R-SNARE Proteins Mice Gastrocnemius muscle Immunochemistry medicine Animals Muscles Membrane Proteins Botulinum toxin medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology Biochemistry Membrane protein Neurology (clinical) SNARE Proteins Synaptosomes medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Movement Disorders. 19:S7-S16 |
| ISSN: | 1531-8257 0885-3185 |
| Popis: | The molecular targets of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-attachment protein-receptor) proteins necessary for neurotransmitter release. BoNT are powerful therapeutic agents in the treatment of numerous neurological disorders. The goals of this study were to (1) assess toxin diffusion by measuring substrate cleavage in adjacent and distant muscles, and (2) characterize the clinical course using SNARE protein chemistry. A small volume of BoNT/A was injected unilaterally into the mouse gastrocnemius muscle. Motor impairment was limited to the toxin-treated limb. No systemic illness or deaths occurred. At five time points, a subset of mice were killed, and muscles from both hindlimbs, and the diaphragm, were collected. Protein samples were examined for changes in SNAP-25 (synaptosomal-associated protein of Mr = 25 kDa) using immunochemistry. SNAP-25 cleavage product was noted in the toxin-treated limb as early as 1 day postinjection and continued through day 28. Onset and peak levels of substrate cleavage corresponded to the onset and peak clinical response. Cleavage was observed in adjacent and distant muscles, demonstrating that substrate cleavage is a sensitive indicator of toxin diffusion. Significant increases in full-length SNAP-25 and vesicle-associated membrane protein II were evident early in the impaired limb and continued through day 28. The increased SNARE protein most likely originates from nerve terminal sprouts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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