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Prostatic Acid Phosphatase May One Day Replace Morphine for Pain Control

Posted on October 10, 2008

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the University of Helsinki have collaborated on a project that identified prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), as an excellent protein for pain suppression. The protein appears to be eight times more effective at suppressing pain than morphine.To study the transmission of painful signals throughout the body, many researchers use marker proteins that label pain-sensing neurons. One such marker, FRAP (fluoride-resistant acid phosphatase), has been employed for this purpose for nearly 50 years, but the gene that codes for its produ...

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cancer , chronic pain , prostate , protein , proteins