Botulinum toxin improved intestinal adaptation to short gut in a twenty-one-day-old weanling rat.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas 2025 Canesin WC 외 PMID: 39907427

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe intestinal disease of multifactorial origin that primarily affects premature infants. Approximately 27% of NEC babies develop short gut (SG) secondary to extensive intestinal resection, and 10% wi…
Botulinum toxin as a treatment for short bowel syndrome in rats.
Acta cirurgica brasileira 2019 Marques ICS 외 PMID: 31531527

[PURPOSE] The denervation of the intestine with benzalkonium chloride (BAC) reduces mortality and improves weight gain in rats with short bowel syndrome (SBS). Nevertheless, translating these promising findings from bench to bedside is not …