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Turning up the Heat on Pain: TRPV1 Receptors in Pain and Inflammation

Despite tremendous advances in the understanding of the sensory nervous system which have accompanied the recent explosive growth of the neurosciences, rema- ably few innovative medicines directed towards pain and inflammation are ava- able. Indeed, many patients are still prescribed analgesic and a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Malmberg, Annika B. (Editor ), Bley, Keith R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
Colección:Progress in Inflammation Research,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical perspective on capsaicin and its receptor
  • Hot peppers, pain and analgesics
  • Molecular and cellular properties of vanilloid receptors
  • Structural determinants of TRPV1 functionality
  • TRPV1 distribution and regulation
  • Pharmacology and physiology of vanilloid receptors
  • Insights into TRPV1 pharmacology provided by non-capsaicin ligands
  • Endocannabinoids and vanilloid TRPV1 receptors
  • Vanilloid receptor-mediated hyperalgesia and desensitization
  • Capsaicin in human experimental pain models of skin, muscle and visceral sensitization
  • Vanilloid receptor involvement in disease states
  • TRPV1 in gut function, abdominal pain and functional bowel disorders
  • TRPV1 in the airways
  • Therapeutic potential of vanilloid agonists and antagonists
  • TRPV1 agonist-based therapies: mechanism of action and clinical prospects
  • TRPV1 agonist therapies in bladder diseases
  • TRPV1 antagonists and chronic pain.