Novel analgesic approaches: harnessing functional interactions between sodium channels and opioids

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1125766

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects the life of one five Australians and has significant socioeconomic impact. Currently available pain killers often do not work, or have intolerable side effects. We have discovered that combination treatment with opioids and a novel venom-derived compound discovered by us provides effective pain relief. The aim of this project is to understand the mechanisms underlying this synergistic effect to develop new treatment approaches for pain.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $329,076.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Basic Pharmacology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

opioids | pain | peptide inhibitors | sensory neurons | sodium channel

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