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Calcium channels regulate neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain
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Calcium channels regulate neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain

by Melissa Rohman, Northwestern University Image showing microglia in the lumbar spinal cord labeled with the microglial marker IBA1 (in red). The blue stain shows nuclei of cells labeled with a nuclear marker. Credit: Prakirya laboratory Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that specific calcium channels help regulate sex differences in the functioning of immune cells...

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Calcium channels play a key role in the development of diabetes

by  Karolinska Institutet Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have deciphered the diabetogenic role of a certain type of calcium channel in insulin-secreting beta cells. The researchers believe that blockade of these channels could be a potential new treatment strategy for diabetes. The study is published in the scientific journal PNAS. CaV3.1 channels have a marginal...