A capsaicin-receptor antagonist, capsazepine, reduces inflammation- induced hyperalgesic responses in the rat: Evidence for an endogenous capsaicin-like substance

Neuroscience

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 619-626

  Kwak, J Y ^a   Jung, J Y ^a   Hwang, S W ^a   Lee, W T ^b   Oh, U ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capsaicin receptor; Capsazepine; Fos immunohistochemistry; Inflammation; Pain

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CAPSAZEPINE; CARRAGEENAN; HISTAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; CARRAGEENAN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEURONS; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DRUG; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032101210     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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