Development of potent and selective blockers of acid sensing ion channels for the treatment of pain

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1012338

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

More than three million Australians suffer from chronic pain, and there are few effective drugs available for treating this condition. A 2007 Access Economics Report estimated the economic burden of chronic pain in Australia at $34.3 billion. Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are a recently discovered family of proteins that play a key role in sensing pain. The goal of this project is to develop potent blockers of these channels that can be used to treat patients suffering from persistent pain.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $578,704.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biologically Active Molecules

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

chronic back pain | chronic inflammatory disease | chronic pain | drug design | drug development | ion channels | ischaemic injury | pain management

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