Anti-vasospastic effects of botulinum toxin B pretreatment in animal models

AbstractBackground: Botulinum toxin has been recently known for its vasodilatory effect. The main purpose of our study was to demonstrate the anti-vasospastic effect of botulinum toxin B in animal models.Method: In this prospective experimental rat study, we used 10 male Sprague-Dawley rats. The right and left inguinal areas (femoral vessels) served as the experimental and control groups, respectively. Three days prior to the experimental procedure, botulinum toxin B and normal saline were subcutaneously injected in the experimental and control groups, respectively. After three days, the vascular diameter and flow were measured. Then, phenylephrine was injected, and after one hour the same parameters were measured.Results: The changes in arterial diameter in the experimental and control group were 30.83 ± 10.43% and 40.00 ± 8.61%, respectively. The vein diameter decreased by 22.98 ± 10.08% in the experimental group compared to 49.05 ± 10.08% for the control group. Furthermore, the arterial flow change in ...