Use of a novel technique to identify the sensory nerve endings that respond to painful stimuli in the upper gastrointestinal tract and characterize their mechanisms of activation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1067317

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Many people experience pain in their upper gastrointestinal tract. Unlike the skin, however, we have no idea where the sensory nerve endings that detect pain are located in this part of the body, and no clear understanding of how these nerve endings are activated to cause pain. This project will utilise a novel technique recently developed by the CIA to finally identify and record directly from the sensory nerve endings that detect painful stimuli in the upper gastrointestinal tract and characterise the mechanisms underlying their activation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $353,243.00

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

colonic motility | intestine | pain transmission | sensory neurons | sensory transduction

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