Texas Coral Snake’s Venom Proven Effective for Pain Medicines

Texas Coral Snake’s Venom Proven Effective for Pain Medicines

Recent study of researchers have proved that Texas coral snake’s vicious venom have two chemical that stimulate ion channels and responds to acid levels.

As researchers continue to focus on the study of Texas Coral snake venom, they aim to search new lead and new insights into pain perception and targets for pain management. Researchers are much interested in determining how natural toxins effect.

David Julius, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco and his team decided to test snake venoms because of its ability to response with pain. They used samples of various kinds of venoms to rat neurons and measured the results on how strongly the nerves fired. Positive results were seen on Texas coral snake, a shy but deadly specie and lives in southern areas of United States.

According to researchers, the significant results could be used to develop new pain medicines. How does it work? The answer is very simple. Experts say that by blocking acid sensing channels or interfering with other chemicals that may activate them, new pain pathways opens up the possibility of developing medicines that target them as pain therapies.

Posted by George Daniels on Monday November 28 2011, 7:46 AM EST. Ref: David Julius et al. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0