Substance P-botulinum mediates long-term silencing of pain pathways that can be re-instated with a second injection of the construct in mice

Maiarù M, Leese C, Silva-Hucha S, Fontana-Giusti S, Tait L, Tamagnini F, Davletov B, Hunt SP (2024) Substance P-botulinum mediates long-term silencing of pain pathways that can be re-instated with a second injection of the construct in mice. J Pain 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.01.331 PMID: 38218509

Summary: The authors discuss how Substance P-Botulinum is used to try to replicate the permanent results achieved with Substance P-Saporin (SP-SAP, SSP-SAP).

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