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Voltage-gated sodium channels play a critical role in the excitability of nociceptors.The effect of a novel diamide compound,HYP-1,on tetrodotoxin sensitive (TTX-S) voltage-gated sodium channels in rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons were studied using whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology.The blocking of sodium channels by HYP-1 was concentration dependent with IC50 value of 4.12 μM.HYP-1 blocked TTX-S sodium channel currents more in the negative voltage range than in the positive voltage range and shifted the voltage range which TTX-S current activation occurred.The ability of HYP-1 to attenuate sodium currents in DRG neurons suggests that this could be developed as novel analgesic to relieve chronic pain.