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Seven spider venom compounds can relieve chronic pain
Chronic pain that cannot be controlled can ruin people\'s lives. Not anymore. New research shows that seven compounds found in spider venom block a key step in the body\'s ability to pass pain signals to the brain. Of the seven promising compounds, the team has discovered one that was particularly potent.
Melbourne: Chronic pain that cannot be controlled can ruin people's lives. Not anymore. New research shows that seven compounds found in spider venom block a key step in the body's ability to pass pain signals to the brain. Of the seven promising compounds, the team has discovered one that was particularly potent. It had a chemical structure that suggested it would have high levels of chemical, thermal and biological stability which would be essential for administering a new medicine.
People sense that part of their body is hurting when nerves from the affected area send signals to the brain through what is called the pain pathway. A conservative estimate indicates that there are nine million spider-venom peptides (protein molecules) and only 0.01 per cent of this vast pharmacological landscape has been explored so far.
