Project 461899
Investigating the relationship between endocannabinoids and pain in humans
461899
Investigating the relationship between endocannabinoids and pain in humans
$933,300
Project Information
| Study Type: | Unclear |
| Research Theme: | Biomedical |
Institution & Funding
| Principal Investigator(s): | Moayedi, Massieh |
| Co-Investigator(s): | Atlas, Lauren; Finn, David P |
| Institution: | University of Toronto |
| CIHR Institute: | Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction |
| Program: | |
| Peer Review Committee: | Behavioural Sciences - C: Behavioural Studies, Neuroscience and Cognition |
| Competition Year: | 2022 |
| Term: | 5 yrs 0 mth |
Abstract Summary
Endocannabionoids are molecules produced in the body that bind to cannabinoid receptors. These molecules have some of the same properties as cannabis products. There is a lot of evidence from animal research that endocannabinoids are involved in pain, but this has yet to be studied in humans. We will, for the first time, study the relationship between endocannabinoids and how different people feel pain. We plan to understand how endocannabinoids shape our experience of pain, and determine whether these can be used as a biomarker for different types of chronic pain.
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Keywords
Chronic Pain
Endocannabinoids
Fmri
Human Studies
Mri
Pain
Quantitative Sensory Testing