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Botox for Headache: Mechanism of Action??
In answer to questions of why Botox(botulinum toxin type A..there is now, in the US, another strain of type A, Dysport...)works, it probably is NOT by relaxing muscles, but rather:
Botox actually is an anti-inflammatory, decreasing, or antagonizing, the inflammatory(neuronal/brain) compound CGRP. CGRP, which several companies are focused on as far as new migraine meds, is crucial in "central sensitization', which perpetuates chroni
In answer to questions of why Botox(botulinum toxin type A..there is now, in the US, another strain of type A, Dysport...)works, it probably is NOT by relaxing muscles, but rather:
Botox actually is an anti-inflammatory, decreasing, or antagonizing, the inflammatory(neuronal/brain) compound CGRP. CGRP, which several companies are focused on as far as new migraine meds, is crucial in "central sensitization', which perpetuates chroni
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