The compound is similar to a hormone that inhibits pain in the human body but the snail version lasts far longer.
When the researchers studied the snail's venom, they found a molecule similar to the hormone somatostatin thatBut unlike short-lived human and synthetic versions, the snail's compound — dubbed Conosomatin Ro1 — has a half-life of more than 158 hours, they report.
And it binds to two of the five receptors in humans that activate pain inhibition suggesting it would work in people. They also studied Conosomatin Ro1's effect in mice and found higher doses of the compound decreased their sensitivity to pain.Cone snails also make a form of insulin that is being used to try to improve insulin drugs, Safavi-Hemami says.There are hundreds of toxins arranged in potentially thousands of combinations of venoms, Safavi-Hemami says.Axios on facebook
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