{"title":"Recent progress in the discovery and development of N-type calcium channel modulators for the treatment of pain.","authors":"Margaret S Lee","doi":"10.1016/B978-0-444-63380-4.00004-4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The importance of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) in basic physiological processes such as cardiac and neurological function has generated intense interest in these proteins as targets of pharmacological intervention. N-type calcium channels are a subset of VGCCs distinguished by their physiology, pharmacology and significance to the pathology of chronic pain. Despite decades of investigation, only a single drug targeting N-type channel function has entered the marketplace. This review will summarize our current understanding of the biology, physiology and pharmacology of N-type calcium channels and the implication of these features for therapeutic intervention. From this basis of understanding, recent efforts to discover and develop peptide based and small molecule modulators of N-type calcium channel function will be discussed. </p>","PeriodicalId":20755,"journal":{"name":"Progress in medicinal chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/B978-0-444-63380-4.00004-4","citationCount":"25","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Progress in medicinal chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63380-4.00004-4","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The importance of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) in basic physiological processes such as cardiac and neurological function has generated intense interest in these proteins as targets of pharmacological intervention. N-type calcium channels are a subset of VGCCs distinguished by their physiology, pharmacology and significance to the pathology of chronic pain. Despite decades of investigation, only a single drug targeting N-type channel function has entered the marketplace. This review will summarize our current understanding of the biology, physiology and pharmacology of N-type calcium channels and the implication of these features for therapeutic intervention. From this basis of understanding, recent efforts to discover and develop peptide based and small molecule modulators of N-type calcium channel function will be discussed.
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