Natural Products as a Source for New Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Compounds through the Inhibition of Purinergic P2X Receptors

Natural Products as a Source for New Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Compounds through the Inhibition of Purinergic P2X Receptors

Natural products have reemerged in traditional medicine as a potential source of new molecules or phytomedicines to help with health disorders. It has been established that members of the P2X subfamily, ATP-gated ion channels, are crucial to the inflammatory process and pain signalization. As such,...

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Main Authors: Rômulo José Soares-Bezerra, Andrea Surrage Calheiros, Natiele Carla da Silva Ferreira, Valber da Silva Frutuoso, Luiz Anastacio Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-04-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
natural products
phytotherapy
purinergic receptors
inflammation and pain
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/6/5/650

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