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Article: Description Of Regulatory Mechanisms May Lead To Therapies For Variety Of Conditions.(ion channels in non-excitable cells may have therapeutic uses)
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- Pain & Central Nervous System Week
- Article date:
- June 30, 2001
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2001 JUN 30 -- (NewsRx Network) -- Researchers have made an important scientific advance by describing regulatory mechanisms of two members of a new family of ion channels found in non-excitable cells.
Their discoveries may pave the way for novel treatments for a variety of conditions, including immune system diseases, blood disorders, liver and kidney failure, strokes, damage from aging, and insulin shock. The findings were published in two articles in the May 30, 2001, issue of the journal Nature. Both articles are by Dr. Andrew M. Scharenberg, University of Washington (UW) assistant professor of pediatrics and adjunct assistant professor of immunology; Dr. ...