High-Concentration L-Menthol Exhibits Counter-Irritancy to Neurogenic Inflammation, Thermal and Mechanical Hyperalgesia Caused by Trans-cinnamaldehyde

Journal of Pain

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 919-929

  Andersen, Hjalte H ^a   Gazerani, Parisa ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Human surrogate pain model; hyperalgesia; L menthol; trans cinnamaldehyde; TRPA1; TRPM8

Indexed keywords

CINNAMALDEHYDE; MENTHOL; ACROLEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; METHIONINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MECHANICAL HYPERALGESIA; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PAIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL HYPERALGESIA; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACROLEIN; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIPRURITICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; METHIONINE; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994013684     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.05.004     Document Type: Article

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