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Unravelling the Mystery of Capsaicin: A Tool to Understand and Treat Pain
Jessica O'Neill, Christina Brock, Anne Estrup Olesen, Trine Andresen, Matias Nilsson and Anthony H. Dickenson
Annette C. Dolphin, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Pharmacological Reviews October 2012, 64 (4) 939-971; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/pr.112.006163
Jessica O'Neill
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (J.O., A.H.D.); and Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University, Denmark (C.B., A.E.O., T.A., M.N.)
Christina Brock
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (J.O., A.H.D.); and Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University, Denmark (C.B., A.E.O., T.A., M.N.)
Anne Estrup Olesen
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (J.O., A.H.D.); and Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University, Denmark (C.B., A.E.O., T.A., M.N.)
Trine Andresen
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (J.O., A.H.D.); and Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University, Denmark (C.B., A.E.O., T.A., M.N.)
Matias Nilsson
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (J.O., A.H.D.); and Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University, Denmark (C.B., A.E.O., T.A., M.N.)
Anthony H. Dickenson
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (J.O., A.H.D.); and Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University, Denmark (C.B., A.E.O., T.A., M.N.)
Annette C. Dolphin
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (J.O., A.H.D.); and Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University, Denmark (C.B., A.E.O., T.A., M.N.)
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CAPSAICIN: TO UNDERSTAND AND TREAT PAIN
Jessica O'Neill, Christina Brock, Anne Estrup Olesen, Trine Andresen, Matias Nilsson and Anthony H. Dickenson
Pharmacological Reviews October 1, 2012, 64 (4) 939-971; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/pr.112.006163
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- Article
- Abstract
- I. Introduction
- II. Physical and Chemical Properties of Capsaicin
- III. Pharmacokinetics of Capsaicin
- IV. Capsaicin Metabolism
- V. Capsaicin Elimination
- VI. Capsaicin Pharmacology
- VII. Transient Receptor Potential Channels
- VIII. Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1
- IX. Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Splice Variants
- X. Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Polymorphisms
- XI. Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Receptor Expression in Humans in the Airways, Skin, and Viscera
- XII. Experimental Pain Models
- XIII. Sensitizing or Desensitizing?
- XIV. Capsaicin As a Therapeutic Pharmacological Agent
- XV. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Authorship Contributions
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
- Info & Metrics
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