Understanding the roots of chronic pain

"A team of researchers led by Oscar Sánchez-Carranza in Professor Gary Lewin's lab at the Max Delbrück Center have identified a new function for the PIEZO2 protein -- in mediating chronic pain hypersensitivity. The research suggests a new target for analgesics and potentially explains why pain medications that target voltage gated sodium channels have been disappointing as clinical targets. "

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240711111439.htm

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