Long-Term Effects With Potential Clinical Importance of Botulinum Toxin Type-A on Mechanics of Muscles Exposed

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Cemre S KayaCan A Yucesoy

Abstract

Botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) is widely used for spasticity management and mechanically aims at reducing passive resistance at the joint and widening joint range of movement. However, recent experiments on acute BTX-A effects showed that the injected rat tibialis anterior (TA) muscle's passive forces increased, and the length range of active force exertion (lrange) did not change. Additionally, BTX-A was shown to spread into non-injected muscles in the compartment and affect their mechanics. Whether those effects persist in the long term is highly important, but unknown. The aim was to test the following hypotheses with experiments conducted in the anterior crural compartment of the rat: In the long term, BTX-A (1) maintains lrange, (2) increases passive forces of the injected TA muscle, and (3) spreads into non-injected extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and the extensor hallucis longus (EHL) muscles, also affecting their active and passive forces. Male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: BTX-A and Control (0.1 units of BTX-A or only saline was injected into the TA). Isometric forces of the muscles were measured simultaneously 1-month post-injection. The targeted TA was lengthened, whereas the non-targeted EDL and EHL were...Continue Reading

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