Botulinum toxin type A relieves sternocleidomastoid muscle fibrosis in congenital muscular torticollis

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Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is a neck deformity that involves shortening of sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) characterized by muscle atrophy and interstitial fibrosis. To investigate wheatear Botulinum toxin type A (BTA) has anti-fibrotic effects in CMT, we established acquired muscular torticollis that mimetics CMT in rabbit by intra-SCM injection of anhydrous alcohol. The treatment groups received BTA (2.5units or 5units) injection into the fibrotic SCM. The shortening and thickening of SCM were recorded by B-mode ultrasound. Changes in Col1A1, Fn, α-SMA expression were determined by immunohistochemistry. In vitro studies, TGF-β induced NIH3T3 fibroblasts were used to evaluate anti-fibrosis effect of BTA. Expression of the myofibroblast marker α-SMA and fibrosis markers Col1A1 and Fn were detected by Western blotting and quantitative RT-PCR. Our results showed that BTA injection attenuated shortening and thickening of fibrotic SCM. Elevated expression of Col1A1, Fn, α-SMA were confirmed in this fibrotic muscle model but reversed after BTA injection. Similar results observed in TGF-β induced NIH3T3 fibroblasts in both mRNA and protein levels. In conclusion, our results suggested that BTA could be a promising agent against SCM fibrosis in CMT through regulating fibroblast and inhibiting myofibroblast differentiation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

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2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:112

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 112(2018) vom: 01. Juni, Seite 1014-1020

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jiang, Banghong [VerfasserIn]
Zu, Wenxuan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Zhuyou [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yichao [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Song [VerfasserIn]
Ge, Shuxing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Li [VerfasserIn]

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Actins
Botulinum Toxins, Type A
Botulinum toxin type A
Congenital muscular torticollis
EC 3.4.24.69
Fibrosis
Journal Article
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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Date Completed 10.09.2018

Date Revised 10.09.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.02.077

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NLM281065748