Scientists are thinking of how to apply the venom of the tarantula for the benefit of mankind.
Australian researchers claim that the venom of the Peruvian green velvet tarantula can be used as a painkiller.
Scientists have reported a new role of nerve cell membranes in the effectiveness of effects of drugs on pain receptors, which could help to develop new types of painkillers.
The goal of researchers is to find analgesic with fewer side effects. On opening, the scientists said at the annual meeting of the Society of biophysicists. Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered that the toxin ProTx-II inhibits important pain receptor NaV 1.7, which is located in the membrane of nerve cells.
Currently, millions of people live with chronic pain. Furthermore, that chronic pain affects mental health, leading to isolation, immobility and even depression.
