INTRODUCTION TO THE COSMETIC USES OF DYSPORT  by  Dr. Patrick Treacy Medical Director Ailesbury Clinic Dublin Ireland
 
COSMETIC USES OF BOTULINUM-A TOXIN AS DYSPORT Short history of the development of BTX-A Uses of BTX-A in conventional medicine  Mechanism of action of BTX-A at the NMJ
Cosmetic Use of Dysport  1.Horizontal forehead lines 2. Glabellar frown lines 3. Lateral canthal lines 4. Temporal brow lift 5. Upper lips 6. Nasolabial folds 7. Horizontal neck lines 8. Vertical neck lines
Botulinum neurotoxin Botulinum toxin (BTX) is produced by a gram-positive anaerobic bacterium  Clostridium botulinum ,   The clinical syndrome of  botulism   can occur following ingestion of contaminated food, from colonisation of the infant gastrointestinal tract, or from a wound infection.  Botulinum toxin is broken into  7 neurotoxins   ( types A, B, C [C1, C2], D, E, F, and G ),  which are antigenically and serologically distinct but structurally similar.  Human botulism is mainly due to types A, B, E,  and, rarely, F,G. Types C and D cause toxicity only in animals.
Botulinum Toxin Molecule The botulinum toxin molecule is synthesized as a single chain (150 kDa)  It is cleaved to form a dichain molecule with a disulfide bridge.  The light chain (~50 kDa) acts as a zinc (Zn2+) endopeptidase similar to tetanus toxin  The heavy chain (~100 kDa) provides cholinergic specificity and binding of the toxin to presynaptic receptors,
19 th  Century History of BTX-A toxin  1822  The German physician and poet Justinus Kerner published in a medical journal clinical symptoms of "sausage poison" in about 200 cases of gastroenteritis in Stuttgart  1822  Kerner noted the neurological symptoms and  suggested the idea of a possible therapeutic use of “sausage poison“ in St. Vitus dance  1870 , Muller (German physician) coined the name  botulism  for the symptoms. The Latin form is  botulus , which means sausage.  1895,  Microbiologist Emile Van Ermengem investigated three deaths after food poisoning outbreak in Ellezelles and isolated the bacterium  Clostridium botulinum .
New Century 1900  Chemical warfare brought new means of killing people
Ypres April 22 nd  1915  5,000 died on the first day and another 5,000 on the second
1916 British chemical warfare complex  7000 acres of scrubland in Porton Down Wiltshire
Dublin 1916
Porton Down Research Centre  Research experiments on Botulinum by Dr. Paul Fides gave  rise to DysPORT
Porton Down is still active today
First victim of experiments Aircraftman Ronald Madison died in May 1953
Reinhard Heydrich   Assassinated by Czech agents in Prague on 27 th  May 1942
1953 US built Fort Detrick  Experiments by Edward Schantz gave rise to Botox
20 th  century History of BTX-A toxin  1944 , Edward Schantz cultured Clostridium botulinum and isolated the toxin  (BTX-A)  .  1949 , Burgen et al discovered that botulinum toxin blocks neuromuscular transmission.  .
20 th  century History of BTX-A toxin  1973 , Alan B Scott, MD, of Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute used  (BTX-A ) in monkey experiments 1980 , Scott suggested and used  BTX-A  for the first time in humans to treat strabismus.  I989 ,  BTX-A  approved by the FDA for treatment of strabismus, blepharospasm, and hemifacial spasm in patients aged younger than 12 years.
Late 20 th  century History of BTX-A toxin  1987 , Canadian  ophthalmologist  Jean Carruthers  noted that vertical glabellar creases (frown lines) disappeared following the use of Botox to treat patients for blepharospasm. She informed her dermatologist husband  Alastair Carruthers   1990 , The Carruthers presented their findings in a seminal paper entitled ’ The treatment of glabellar furrows with botulinum A exotoxin’  Carruthers JDA, Carruthers JA. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1990; THE ROLE OF THE CARRUTHERS
Late 20 th  century History of BTX-A toxin  1991 , The Carruthers resented their findings at the annual meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Orlando, Florida on March 13-17, 1991.  1992  The doctors continued research into the cosmetic effect of botulism toxin. It was their article in  J Dermatol Surg Oncol.1992;18:17-21  that set the stage for the FDA to finally approve botulinum toxin A for use in cosmetic medicine.
USE OF DYSPORT COSMETICALLY
PATIENT FIVE DAYS LATER
FDA approved uses of BTX-A  1. Cervical dystonia 2. Blepharospasm 3. Cranial nerve 11 disorders 4. Facial spasm 5. Glabellar frown lines
‘ Extralabel’ use of BTX-A  Focal dystonias - Involuntary, sustained, or spasmodic patterned muscle activity  Cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis)  Blepharospasm (eyelid closure)  Laryngeal dystonia (spasmodic dysphonia)  Limb dystonia (writer's cramp)  Oromandibular dystonia  Orolingual dystonia  Truncal dystonia        Sweating disorders  Axillary and palmar hyperhidrosis  Frey syndrome, also known as auriculotemporal syndrome
‘ Extralabel’ use of BTX-A  Disorders of localized muscle spasms and pain  Chronic low back pain  Myofascial pain syndrome  Temporomandibular joint disorders associated with increased muscle activity  Tension headache  Migraine headache  Cervicogenic headache         A  Smooth muscle hyperactive disorders  Detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia  Achalasia cardia  Hirschsprung disease  Sphincter of Oddi dysfunctions  Chronic anal fissures
‘ Extralabel’ use of BTX-A  Spasticity - Velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone  Stroke  Traumatic brain injury  Cerebral palsy  Multiple sclerosis  Spinal cord injury          A  Achalasia (oesophageal) Ø     Chronic anal fissures Ø     Migraine and tension headaches Ø     Hyperhidrosis Ø     Cerebral Palsy Ø     Low back pain Ø     Myofascial pain syndrome Ø     Tics Ø     Spastic bladder and urinary sphincters
How muscles contract At a normal neuromuscular junction, a nerve impulse triggers the release of  acetylcholine , which causes the muscles to contract. Excessive release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction causes overactive contraction of corrugator and procerus muscle, which over time can cause wrinkles to form.
Mechanism of action of BTX-A  Botulinum toxin acts by binding presynaptically to high-affinity recognition sites on the cholinergic nerve terminals and decreasing the release of acetylcholine, causing a neuromuscular blocking effect.  This mechanism laid the foundation for the development of the toxin as a therapeutic tool.
 
BINDING, INTERNALISATION, TRANSLOCATION and BLOCKING Binding  of BTX-A to receptors on presynaptic cell membrane. Internalisation  of Receptor/ BTA-X complex as toxin vesicle by membrane into nerve cell  Translocation  S-S cleaved   and 50Ka released to cytoplasm Blocking  50Ka chain   cleaves SynNptosome-Associated Protein (SNAP-25), required for docking of neurotransmitter-containing vesicles.
Mechanism of BLOCKING of BTX-A  The 50-kDa light chain of BTX-A inhibits acetylcholine release by cleaving SNAP-2 (a cytoplasmic protein) SNAP-2 is required for the docking of acetylcholine vesicles on the inner side of the nerve terminal plasma membrane.
How muscles contract
 
Mechanism of unBLOCKING of BTX-A  The clinical effect of botulinum toxin injections lasts 2-6 months and then resolves After several months, the inactivated terminals  slowly recover function, and the new sprouts  and end plates regress
RESOLUTION of the CLINCIAL EFFECT of BTX-A Clinical effect lasts about 2-6 months and then resolves Recovery occurs through proximal axonal sprouting and muscle reinnervation by formation of new neuromuscular junction.  A recent study by  De Paiva  suggests that, eventually, regeneration of the original neuromuscular junction takes place.
BOTULINUM-A TOXIN  formulations Dysport ®  is another formulation of BTX-A made in England and available in Europe.  It is distributed in 500-unit vials that can be stored at room temperature Dysport ® is produced by Speywood Pharmaceuticals in England (Dysport)  DYSPORT ®  The relative potency of Botox® units  to Dysport ® units is approximately  1:4 .
Contraindications to Dysport injections   Treat patients with diseases of the neuromuscular junction (eg, myasthenia gravis) cautiously because underlying generalized weakness can be exacerbated, and local weakness at injection sites can occur more than otherwise expected
 

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Dysport Lecture London 2004

  • 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE COSMETIC USES OF DYSPORT by Dr. Patrick Treacy Medical Director Ailesbury Clinic Dublin Ireland
  • 2.  
  • 3. COSMETIC USES OF BOTULINUM-A TOXIN AS DYSPORT Short history of the development of BTX-A Uses of BTX-A in conventional medicine Mechanism of action of BTX-A at the NMJ
  • 4. Cosmetic Use of Dysport 1.Horizontal forehead lines 2. Glabellar frown lines 3. Lateral canthal lines 4. Temporal brow lift 5. Upper lips 6. Nasolabial folds 7. Horizontal neck lines 8. Vertical neck lines
  • 5. Botulinum neurotoxin Botulinum toxin (BTX) is produced by a gram-positive anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum , The clinical syndrome of botulism can occur following ingestion of contaminated food, from colonisation of the infant gastrointestinal tract, or from a wound infection. Botulinum toxin is broken into 7 neurotoxins ( types A, B, C [C1, C2], D, E, F, and G ), which are antigenically and serologically distinct but structurally similar. Human botulism is mainly due to types A, B, E, and, rarely, F,G. Types C and D cause toxicity only in animals.
  • 6. Botulinum Toxin Molecule The botulinum toxin molecule is synthesized as a single chain (150 kDa) It is cleaved to form a dichain molecule with a disulfide bridge. The light chain (~50 kDa) acts as a zinc (Zn2+) endopeptidase similar to tetanus toxin The heavy chain (~100 kDa) provides cholinergic specificity and binding of the toxin to presynaptic receptors,
  • 7. 19 th Century History of BTX-A toxin 1822 The German physician and poet Justinus Kerner published in a medical journal clinical symptoms of "sausage poison" in about 200 cases of gastroenteritis in Stuttgart 1822 Kerner noted the neurological symptoms and suggested the idea of a possible therapeutic use of “sausage poison“ in St. Vitus dance 1870 , Muller (German physician) coined the name botulism for the symptoms. The Latin form is botulus , which means sausage. 1895, Microbiologist Emile Van Ermengem investigated three deaths after food poisoning outbreak in Ellezelles and isolated the bacterium Clostridium botulinum .
  • 8. New Century 1900 Chemical warfare brought new means of killing people
  • 9. Ypres April 22 nd 1915 5,000 died on the first day and another 5,000 on the second
  • 10. 1916 British chemical warfare complex 7000 acres of scrubland in Porton Down Wiltshire
  • 12. Porton Down Research Centre Research experiments on Botulinum by Dr. Paul Fides gave rise to DysPORT
  • 13. Porton Down is still active today
  • 14. First victim of experiments Aircraftman Ronald Madison died in May 1953
  • 15. Reinhard Heydrich Assassinated by Czech agents in Prague on 27 th May 1942
  • 16. 1953 US built Fort Detrick Experiments by Edward Schantz gave rise to Botox
  • 17. 20 th century History of BTX-A toxin 1944 , Edward Schantz cultured Clostridium botulinum and isolated the toxin (BTX-A) . 1949 , Burgen et al discovered that botulinum toxin blocks neuromuscular transmission. .
  • 18. 20 th century History of BTX-A toxin 1973 , Alan B Scott, MD, of Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute used (BTX-A ) in monkey experiments 1980 , Scott suggested and used BTX-A for the first time in humans to treat strabismus. I989 , BTX-A approved by the FDA for treatment of strabismus, blepharospasm, and hemifacial spasm in patients aged younger than 12 years.
  • 19. Late 20 th century History of BTX-A toxin 1987 , Canadian ophthalmologist Jean Carruthers noted that vertical glabellar creases (frown lines) disappeared following the use of Botox to treat patients for blepharospasm. She informed her dermatologist husband Alastair Carruthers 1990 , The Carruthers presented their findings in a seminal paper entitled ’ The treatment of glabellar furrows with botulinum A exotoxin’ Carruthers JDA, Carruthers JA. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1990; THE ROLE OF THE CARRUTHERS
  • 20. Late 20 th century History of BTX-A toxin 1991 , The Carruthers resented their findings at the annual meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Orlando, Florida on March 13-17, 1991. 1992 The doctors continued research into the cosmetic effect of botulism toxin. It was their article in J Dermatol Surg Oncol.1992;18:17-21 that set the stage for the FDA to finally approve botulinum toxin A for use in cosmetic medicine.
  • 21. USE OF DYSPORT COSMETICALLY
  • 23. FDA approved uses of BTX-A 1. Cervical dystonia 2. Blepharospasm 3. Cranial nerve 11 disorders 4. Facial spasm 5. Glabellar frown lines
  • 24. ‘ Extralabel’ use of BTX-A Focal dystonias - Involuntary, sustained, or spasmodic patterned muscle activity Cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis) Blepharospasm (eyelid closure) Laryngeal dystonia (spasmodic dysphonia) Limb dystonia (writer's cramp) Oromandibular dystonia Orolingual dystonia Truncal dystonia       Sweating disorders Axillary and palmar hyperhidrosis Frey syndrome, also known as auriculotemporal syndrome
  • 25. ‘ Extralabel’ use of BTX-A Disorders of localized muscle spasms and pain Chronic low back pain Myofascial pain syndrome Temporomandibular joint disorders associated with increased muscle activity Tension headache Migraine headache Cervicogenic headache       A Smooth muscle hyperactive disorders Detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia Achalasia cardia Hirschsprung disease Sphincter of Oddi dysfunctions Chronic anal fissures
  • 26. ‘ Extralabel’ use of BTX-A Spasticity - Velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone Stroke Traumatic brain injury Cerebral palsy Multiple sclerosis Spinal cord injury       A Achalasia (oesophageal) Ø     Chronic anal fissures Ø     Migraine and tension headaches Ø     Hyperhidrosis Ø     Cerebral Palsy Ø     Low back pain Ø     Myofascial pain syndrome Ø     Tics Ø     Spastic bladder and urinary sphincters
  • 27. How muscles contract At a normal neuromuscular junction, a nerve impulse triggers the release of acetylcholine , which causes the muscles to contract. Excessive release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction causes overactive contraction of corrugator and procerus muscle, which over time can cause wrinkles to form.
  • 28. Mechanism of action of BTX-A Botulinum toxin acts by binding presynaptically to high-affinity recognition sites on the cholinergic nerve terminals and decreasing the release of acetylcholine, causing a neuromuscular blocking effect. This mechanism laid the foundation for the development of the toxin as a therapeutic tool.
  • 29.  
  • 30. BINDING, INTERNALISATION, TRANSLOCATION and BLOCKING Binding of BTX-A to receptors on presynaptic cell membrane. Internalisation of Receptor/ BTA-X complex as toxin vesicle by membrane into nerve cell Translocation S-S cleaved and 50Ka released to cytoplasm Blocking 50Ka chain cleaves SynNptosome-Associated Protein (SNAP-25), required for docking of neurotransmitter-containing vesicles.
  • 31. Mechanism of BLOCKING of BTX-A The 50-kDa light chain of BTX-A inhibits acetylcholine release by cleaving SNAP-2 (a cytoplasmic protein) SNAP-2 is required for the docking of acetylcholine vesicles on the inner side of the nerve terminal plasma membrane.
  • 33.  
  • 34. Mechanism of unBLOCKING of BTX-A The clinical effect of botulinum toxin injections lasts 2-6 months and then resolves After several months, the inactivated terminals slowly recover function, and the new sprouts and end plates regress
  • 35. RESOLUTION of the CLINCIAL EFFECT of BTX-A Clinical effect lasts about 2-6 months and then resolves Recovery occurs through proximal axonal sprouting and muscle reinnervation by formation of new neuromuscular junction. A recent study by De Paiva suggests that, eventually, regeneration of the original neuromuscular junction takes place.
  • 36. BOTULINUM-A TOXIN formulations Dysport ® is another formulation of BTX-A made in England and available in Europe. It is distributed in 500-unit vials that can be stored at room temperature Dysport ® is produced by Speywood Pharmaceuticals in England (Dysport) DYSPORT ® The relative potency of Botox® units to Dysport ® units is approximately 1:4 .
  • 37. Contraindications to Dysport injections Treat patients with diseases of the neuromuscular junction (eg, myasthenia gravis) cautiously because underlying generalized weakness can be exacerbated, and local weakness at injection sites can occur more than otherwise expected
  • 38.