Melittin activates TRPV1 receptors in primary nociceptive sensory neurons via the phospholipase A2 cascade pathways

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 408, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-37

  Du, Yi Ru ^a,c   Xiao, Yong ^b   Lu, Zhuo Min ^b   Ding, Jing ^a   Xie, Fang ^b   Fu, Han ^b   Wang, Yan ^b   Strong, Judith A ^c   Zhang, Jun Ming ^c   Chen, Jun ^a,b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee venom test; Cyclooxygenases; Lipoxygenases; Melittin; Phospholipase A2; TRPV1

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CAPSAICIN; CAPSAZEPINE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; MELITTIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MELITTEN; PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TRPV CATION CHANNELS;

APOIDEA; RATTUS;

EID: 79955373751     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.03.110     Document Type: Article

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