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Fig. 16.1 Contents of botulinum neurotoxin preparation

inactive complexing proteins (hemagglutinins (HA) and nonhemagglutinins (NHA))

and thus forms high molecular toxin complexes (Hasegawa et al. 2007 ; Hambleton

1992 ) (Fig. 16.1 ). The molecular weight of the toxin complex ranges between 230

and 900 kD, depending on the serotype (Daniele Ranoux 2007 ) .

Today, two serotypes are used in therapeutics, BoNT type A (BoNT/A) and type

B (BoNT/B). Among the seven distinct exotoxins, BoNT/A is the most powerful,

followed by type B and type F (Huang et al. 2000 ) . BoNT/A has been most commonly

used in the studies of eye movement disorders because this bacterial strain

retains its toxigenicity well, and it can be crystallized in a stable form. Compared

with BoNT/A, BoNT/B seems to have a quicker onset and greater diffusion in the

tissues. Also, its dosage is signi fi cantly different from that of type A, and its duration

of action is shorter. Patients treated with BoNT/B generally experience more

discomfort at injection, and their ultimate satisfaction rates are lower. Therefore,

BoNT/B is considered as an alternative only for patients who show decreased clinical

response or who fail to respond to initial treatment with BoNT/A (Baumann and

Black 2003 ; Alster and Lupton 2003 ) .

There are 3 type A and 1 type B brands of BoNT preparations currently available

in the United States (Table 16.3 ): Botox

®

(onabotulinum toxin A; Allergan Inc,

Irvine, CA, USA), Dysport ® (abobotulinum toxin A; Ipsen Ltd, Slough, Berks, UK),

Myobloc ® (rimabotulinum toxin B; Solstice Neurosciences Inc, Malvern, PA, USA),

and newly FDA approved Xeomin ® (incobotulinum toxin A; Merz Pharmaceuticals

GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany) (Albanese 2011 ; Frevert 2009 ) . The potency (toxicity)

of the BoNT preparations is expressed in units, but each preparation has its own

measurement. For example, 1 unit of Botox ® is de fi ned as the weight of intraperitoneally

injected toxin required to kill 50% of a group Swiss-Webster mice weighing

18–20 g (Harrison 2003 ; Schantz and Johnson 1990 ) . The mean lethal dose of

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