title: Taking a bite out of pain: snake venom can be both a curse and a cure when targeting acid sensing ion channels (ASICs) in the pain pathway.
authors: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. bladen@ucalgary.ca
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Bladen
mesh_terms: D062646:Acid Sensing Ion Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D062565:Acid Sensing Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017815:Elapidae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D062646:Acid Sensing Ion Channel Blockers; D062565:Acid Sensing Ion Channels; D000700:Analgesics; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D015222:Sodium Channels
keywords: acid sensing ion channel; analgesia; nociception; toxin; venom