Methods for treating chronic pain
AssigneesNagasaki University, MSS, Inc.
InventorHiroshi Ueda
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of treating chronic pain by administering an effective amount of a low-molecular weight compound that inhibits the enzyme activity of autotaxin to a subject in need thereof, thereby treating chronic pain in the subject. The chronic pain preferably is fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, or hypersensitivity colitis.
Claims5
A method of treating chronic pain comprising administering an effective amount of a low-molecular weight compound that inhibits the enzyme activity of autotaxin by interacting with autotaxin to a subject in need thereof, thereby treating chronic pain in the subject.
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