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The peptide PnPP-19, a spider toxin derivative, activates ?-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., …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 ?-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 ?-opioid receptors and modulates calcium channels.

Anti-nociceptive and desensitizing effects of olvanil on capsaicin-induced thermal hyperalgesia in the rat (2016)
Journal Article
Alsalem, M., Millns, P., Altarifi, A., El-Salem, K., Chapman, V., & Kendall, D. A. (in press). Anti-nociceptive and desensitizing effects of olvanil on capsaicin-induced thermal hyperalgesia in the rat. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 17, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40360-016-0074-9

Background: Olvanil (NE 19550) is a non-pungent synthetic analogue of capsaicin, the natural pungent ingredient of capsicum which activates the transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 (TRPV1) channel and was developed as a potential analgesic c... Read More about Anti-nociceptive and desensitizing effects of olvanil on capsaicin-induced thermal hyperalgesia in the rat.

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., …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.