METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO TREAT PAIN AND PAINFUL DISORDERS USING 577, 20739 OR 57145

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis and treatment of pain or painful disorders. Specifically, the present invention identifies the differential expression of 577, 20739 OR 57145 genes in tissues relating to pain sensation, relative to their expression in normal, or non-painful disease states, and/or in response to manipulations relevant to pain. The present invention describes methods for the diagnostic evaluation and prognosis of various cardiovascular diseases, and for the identification of subjects exhibiting a predisposition to such conditions. The invention also provides methods for identifying a compound capable of modulating pain or painful disorders. The present invention also provides methods for the identification and therapeutic use of compounds as treatments of pain and painful disorders.