Understanding How Toxins Interact With Lipid Membranes And Ion Channels
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$598,220.00
Summary
Chronic pain affects one in five Australians and current treatments have limited effectiveness, with only about one third of patients getting meaningful, pain relief. The aim of the current project is to create alternative treatments for pain that can potentially lead to the reduced suffering and improvement of life quality of many Australians. To achieve this aim we propose to study how spider toxins interact with cells and deactivate sensor targets responsible for chronic pain.
Rational Development Of Novel Analgesics For The Treatment Of Chronic Pain
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$595,945.00
Summary
Chronic pain is a major global health problem that currently affects over three million Australians. There are few drugs available for treatment of chronic pain and most have significant side-effects. Individuals lacking a particular type of ion channel known as Nav1.7 are completely insensitive to pain, but are otherwise normal. Block of this channel therefore appears to be an ideal avenue for pain relief. This project aims to produce selective Nav1.7 blockers that can be used as analgesics for ....Chronic pain is a major global health problem that currently affects over three million Australians. There are few drugs available for treatment of chronic pain and most have significant side-effects. Individuals lacking a particular type of ion channel known as Nav1.7 are completely insensitive to pain, but are otherwise normal. Block of this channel therefore appears to be an ideal avenue for pain relief. This project aims to produce selective Nav1.7 blockers that can be used as analgesics for treating chronic pain.Read moreRead less