Brain receptors function as natural brake to halt chronic pain, study finds
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Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered a "secret switch" in the brain that can stop chronic pain caused by nerve damage. This switch is a receptor known as "mu," located in a specific brain region called the locus coeruleus. This region plays a role in transmitting pain signals, but activating the mu receptors acts as a barrier, preventing these signals from continuing. The significance of this discovery lies in the possibil…
Brain receptors function as natural brake to halt chronic pain, study finds
Washington: A team of scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a neural mechanism capable of switching off chronic neuropathic pain caused by nerve damage.The discovery centres on mu opioid receptors located within the locus coeruleus, a brain region that helps regulate stress and alertness.Researchers found that activating these specific receptors functions as a molecular brake, suppressing hyperactive …
Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Washington in San Luis (WashU Medicine), in the United States, have identified a brain mechanism that intervenes in the activation and deactivation of chronic neuropathic pain.The discovery, made in mice, could contribute in the future to the development of more specific treatments for pain caused by nerve lesions.The work, published in the scientific journal Current Biology, places t…
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