[HTML][HTML] High-concentration L-menthol exhibits counter-irritancy to neurogenic inflammation, thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia caused by trans-cinnamaldehyde

HH Andersen, P Gazerani, L Arendt-Nielsen - The Journal of Pain, 2016 - Elsevier
The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M 8 (TRPM8) agonist L-menthol
has been used traditionally for its topical counterirritant properties. Although the use of …

Somatosensory and vasomotor manifestations of individual and combined stimulation of TRPM8 and TRPA1 using topical L‐menthol and trans‐cinnamaldehyde in …

RV Olsen, HH Andersen, HG Møller… - … Journal of Pain, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Activation of TRPM 8 and TRPA 1 receptors generates cold and cold pain
sensations, respectively, and is presumably important in clinical pain manifestations, such …

Topical application of L-menthol induces heat analgesia, mechanical allodynia, and a biphasic effect on cold sensitivity in rats

AH Klein, CM Sawyer, MI Carstens… - Behavioural brain …, 2010 - Elsevier
Menthol is used in analgesic balms and also in foods and oral hygiene products for its fresh
cooling sensation. Menthol enhances cooling by interacting with the cold-sensitive …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-hyperalgesic effects of a novel TRPM8 agonist in neuropathic rats: a comparison with topical menthol

R Patel, L Gonçalves, M Leveridge, SR Mack… - PAIN®, 2014 - Elsevier
Menthol has historically been used topically to alleviate various pain conditions. At low
concentrations, this non-selective TRPM8 agonist elicits a cooling sensation, however …

The role and mechanism of action of menthol in topical analgesic products

JV Pergolizzi Jr, R Taylor Jr… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective Menthol has been used as a non‐opioid pain reliever since
ancient times. A modern understanding of its molecular mechanism of action could form the …

[HTML][HTML] The distinctive role of menthol in pain and analgesia: Mechanisms, practices, and advances

Z Li, H Zhang, Y Wang, Y Li, Q Li… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Menthol is an important flavoring additive that triggers a cooling sensation. Under
physiological condition, low to moderate concentrations of menthol activate transient …

TRPM8 is the principal mediator of menthol-induced analgesia of acute and inflammatory pain

B Liu, L Fan, S Balakrishna, A Sui, JB Morris, SE Jordt - Pain®, 2013 - Elsevier
Menthol, the cooling natural product of peppermint, is widely used in medicinal preparations
for the relief of acute and inflammatory pain in sports injuries, arthritis, and other painful …

[HTML][HTML] TRPV1 channel inhibition contributes to the antinociceptive effects of Croton macrostachyus extract in mice

TB Nguelefack, RC Dutra, AF Paszcuk… - … and alternative medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Previous study showed that extracts from Croton macrostachyus
(Euphorbiaceae) exhibit analgesic effects in acute pain models. The present study evaluates …

(−)-menthol increases excitatory transmission by activating both TRPM8 and TRPA1 channels in mouse spinal lamina II layer

Y Luo, W Sun, X Feng, X Ba, T Liu, J Guo, L Xiao… - Biochemical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
menthol, a major form of menthol, is one of the most commonly used chemicals. Many
studies have demonstrated that (−)-menthol produces analgesic action through peripheral …

A review of topical high‐concentration L‐menthol as a translational model of cold allodynia and hyperalgesia

HH Andersen, RV Olsen, HG Møller… - … journal of pain, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cold allodynia and cold hyperalgesia are both elusive features of neuropathic
pain, particularly in patients with various polyneuropathies. Numerous studies have …