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The peptide PnPP-19, a spider toxin derivative, activates μ-opioid receptors and modulates calcium channels (2018)
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Freitas, A. C., Peigneur, S., Macedo, F. H., Menezes-Filho, J. E., Millns, P., Medeiros, L. F., Arruda, M. A., Cruz, J., Holliday, N. D., Tytgat, J., Hathway, G., & de Lima, M. E. (2018). The peptide PnPP-19, a spider toxin derivative, activates μ-opioid receptors and modulates calcium channels. Toxins, 10(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10010043

The synthetic peptide PnPP-19 comprehends 19 amino acid residues and it represents part of the primary structure of the toxin δ-CNTX-Pn1c (PnTx2-6), isolated from the venom of the spider Phoneutria nigriventer. Behavioural tests suggest that PnPP-19... Read More about The peptide PnPP-19, a spider toxin derivative, activates μ-opioid receptors and modulates calcium channels.

The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain (2016)
Journal Article
Xu, L., Nwosu, L. N., Burston, J., Millns, P., Sagar, D. R., Mapp, P. I., Meesawatsom, P., Li, L., Bennett, A. J., Walsh, D., & Chapman, V. (2016). The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(9), 1587-1595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.05.015

Objective: Nerve growth factor (NGF) has a pivotal role in peripheral hyperalgesia and inflammation; anti-NGF antibodies attenuate pain responses in inflammatory pain models, and in people with osteoarthritis (OA) or low back pain. The aim of this st... Read More about The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain.