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Inhibition of Nav1.7 and Nav1.4 sodium channels by trifluoperazine involves the local anesthetic receptor.
Journal of neurophysiology - 1 Oct 2006
Sheets Patrick L, Gerner Peter, Wang Chi-Fei, Wang Sho-Ya, Wang Ging Kuo, Cummins Theodore R
Abstract excerpt
The calmodulin (CaM) inhibitor trifluoperazine (TFP) can produce analgesia when given intrathecally to rats; however, the mechanism is not known. We asked whether TFP could modulate the Na(v)1.7 sodium channel, which is highly expressed in the peripheral nervous system and plays an important role...
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