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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2022

A Review on the Role of TRP Channels and Their Potential as Drug Targets_An Insight Into the TRP Channel Drug Discovery Methodologies.

Hamideh P Fallah, Ekta Ahuja, Haoquan Lin, Jinlong Qi, Qian He, Shan Gao, Hailong An, Jian Zhang, Yongzhen Xie, Dong Liang

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Identification of 14-3-3 Proteins as Binding Partners of TRP Channels.Journal of chemical information and modeling · 2026
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  3. TRPC6-Mediated CaCells · 2026
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  8. Roles of TRPM channels in glioma.Cancer biology & therapy · 2024
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  16. The odyssey of the TR(i)P journey to the cellular membrane.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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  18. TRPM2 Channels: A Potential Therapeutic Target in Melanoma?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  20. The role of protein kinases in diabetic neuropathic pain: an update review.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hamideh P FallahAurora Biomed Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Ekta AhujaAurora Biomed Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Haoquan LinAurora Biomed Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jinlong QiDepartment of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Qian HeAurora Discovery Inc., Foshan, China.
Shan GaoAurora Discovery Inc., Foshan, China.
Hailong AnAurora Discovery Inc., Foshan, China.
Jian ZhangAurora Discovery Inc., Foshan, China.
Yongzhen XieAurora Discovery Inc., Foshan, China.
Dong LiangAurora Biomed Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health · CNHebei Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins are a large group of ion channels that control many physiological functions in our body. These channels are considered potential therapeutic drug targets for various diseases such as neurological disorders, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and many more. The Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine in the year 2021 was awarded to two scientists for the discovery of TRP and PIEZO ion channels. Improving our knowledge of technologies for their study is essential. In the present study, we reviewed the role of TRP channel types in the control of normal physiological functions as well as disease conditions. Also, we discussed the current and novel technologies that can be used to study these channels successfully. As such, Flux assays for detecting ionic flux through ion channels are among the core and widely used tools for screening drug compounds. Technologies based on these assays are available in fully automated high throughput set-ups and help detect changes in radiolabeled or non-radiolabeled ionic flux. Aurora's Ion Channel Reader (ICR), which works based on label-free technology of flux assay, offers sensitive, accurate, and reproducible measurements to perform drug ranking matching with patch-clamp (gold standard) data. The non-radiolabeled trace-based flux assay coupled with the ICR detects changes in various ion types, including potassium, calcium, sodium, and chloride channels, by using appropriate tracer ions. This technology is now considered one of the very successful approaches for analyzing ion channel activity in modern drug discovery. It could be a successful approach for studying various ion channels and transporters, including the different members of the TRP family of ion channels.

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drug discoveryflux assayion channel reader (ICR)non-radiolabeled ionic fluxtransient receptor potential (TRP) channels

Identifiers

PMID35685622
PMCPMC9170958
OpenAlexW4285742347

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