A new hypothesis in botulin therapy for depression: Insula cortex modification

Dermatol Ther. 2019 Sep;32(5):e13008. doi: 10.1111/dth.13008. Epub 2019 Jul 8.

Authors

Terenzio Cosio¹, Elena Campione¹

Affiliation

¹ Dermatologic Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 31237084
DOI: 10.1111/dth.13008

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Botulinum Toxins, Type A / therapeutic use*
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / biosynthesis*
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / drug effects
Cerebral Cortex / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Cortex / drug effects*
Cerebral Cortex / metabolism
Depression / diagnosis
Depression / drug therapy*
Depression / metabolism
Emotions / drug effects*
Facial Expression
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuromuscular Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Neuromuscular Agents
BDNF protein, human
Botulinum Toxins, Type A
incobotulinumtoxinA