Determining the mechanisms underlying chronic visceral pain and providing novel treatment strategies

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1052340

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Gastroenteritis activates special types of nerve endings in the gut to cause acute pain. In chronic gut pain, although the damaged tissue has healed, the nerve endings remain active and don’t reset back to normal. This project will identify why this occurs, determining pain mechanisms associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, a leading form of chronic pain. It will identify which ion channels and receptors can be targeted allowing the development of novel and effective therapies for pain relief.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $415,218.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sensory Systems

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

G-protein coupled receptors | gastrointestinal disease | ion channels | irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | pain transmission | sensory nerves

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