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Scientists now have a better picture of how voltage-gated sodium (Na v) channels interact with certain animal toxins, thanks to structures solved with cryo-electron microscopy. These channels are ...

Inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels are gated by the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P 2). Among them, Kir3 requires additional molecules, such as the ...

A novel, investigational NaV1.8 sodium channel blocker known as VX-548 reduced acute pain after abdominoplasty or bunionectomy at the highest dose, but not at lower doses, two phase II trials showed.

Neurobiologist John Wood has long been interested in how animals feel pain. His research at University College London (UCL) typically involved knocking out various ion channels important in sensory ...

Ion selectivity is an important property of cell membrane ion channels. For example, potassium ion channels are more permeable to potassium ions than to sodium ions. The mechanism underlying the ready ...

Note: On January 30, 2025 the FDA approved the first-in-class non-opioid analgesic Journavx (suzetrigine) for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in adults. The novel drug reduces pain by ...

Ion channels are proteins embedded in the cell membrane which control the bidirectional movement of charged species called ions across the impermeable cell membrane. Ion channels are highly selective ...

Despite being only a few nanometers in size, they are of fundamental importance for biological processes: Ion channels allow essential ions such as potassium and sodium to enter and leave our cells.