Chili pain wins

Scientists University of Texas at San Antonio have created a new class of painkillers. They are based on the substances contained in the chili.

Nearly 50 million Americans suffer chronic   pain   because of illness or injury. Most currently used   pain medication   have serious side effects and may even be addictive.

The new drug devoid of such negative aspects. The researchers found that in chili   contains a substance Capsaicin . This component can cause pain and discomfort as activates receptors.

Initially, the scientists plan to find out which skin cells react to the causes capsaicin pain . As a result, they have found a novel family of molecules, which play an important role in pain biology and understand how the block to eliminate discomfort.

Laboratory tests were performed on experimental animals. The results of this work confirmed the hypothesis of the research team. According to the head of repetition, Dr. Hargreaves, the work is a major breakthrough in understanding the mechanisms pain . The ability to block pain can give impetus to the development of new treatments for diseases such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, and even cancer. Group Hargreaves doctor develops two new classes of analgesics based on laboratory data obtained. Latest painkillers   will directly block pain at its source, unlike opioid drugs that affect the central nervous system.

These experiments were published April 26 in the "Journal of Clinical Investigation."

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