New drug promises relief for inflammatory pain
Those suffering from chronic pain, take note: A new pain-reliever may soon be on the scene that lacks the “high” of opioids and the cardiac-risk of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) drugs such as aspirin. The compound reduced inflammatory pain in mice, according to research by a team of Stanford scientists led by Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD, a professor of chemical and systems biology.
Mochly-Rosen discovered the compound, called Alda-1, more than five years ago while searching for the reason moderate alcohol use can decrease the severity of heart attacks. She found an enzyme, called aldehyde dehydrogenase 2, that breaks down a family of alcohol byproducts, called aldehydes. Aldehydes also cause pain in mice and Alda-1 relieves the pain, Mochly-Rosen said. - See more at: http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/08/27/new-painkiller-could-tackle-pain-without-risk-of-addiction…
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