Grant: Project Grant
University of Toronto
$933,300.00
Investigating the relationship between endocannabinoids and pain in humans
FY 2021-22
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.
Department
Program
Project Grant
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
461899
Name
Moayedi Massieh
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Behavioural Sciences - C: Behavioural Studies, Neuroscience and Cognition
Projecttitle
Investigating the relationship between endocannabinoids and pain in humans
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Toronto
Cihramount2
$933,300
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant
Keyworddelim
Chronic Pain; Endocannabinoids; Fmri; Human Studies; Mri; Pain; Quantitative Sensory Testing
Abstract
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.
Competitiondate
202203
Approvedterm2
5 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Moayedi, Massieh
Approvedterm
5 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $933,300~ $0~
