Identification of the pain pathway from the rectum and its mechanisms of activation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/535033

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons why patients seek medical attention. It is now known that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the major causes of abdominal pain, but the reason why people experience pain from the gut is not known. This project will identify which sensory nerves in the gut wall signal pain to the spinal cord during conditions that mimic IBS and the precise mechanisms that activate these sensory neurons during IBS-like inflammation will be investigated.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $566,931.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sport and exercise nutrition

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

gastroenterology | gastrointestinal motility | inflammation | inflammatory bowel disease | irritable bowel syndrome | pain | pain transmission | sensory function | sensory transduction

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