Effects of pharmacological modification of ion channel activity on the excitability of normal and diabetic nerves.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/568680

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Neuropathic disturbances due to diabetes can destroy the quality of life and place a major cost burden on society. This project will provide insight into the actions of specific pharmaceutical agents on human nerves in both healthy subjects and diabetic patients with a view to establishing how these drugs reduce neuropathic symptoms in real life. The study will provide information regarding the underlying causes of neuropathic symptoms in diabetes and may help guide future treatments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $389,232.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurology And Neuromuscular Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Diabetic neuropathy | Ion channel | Neuropathic pain

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