Local effector functions of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerve endings: involvement of tachykinins, calcitonin gene-related peptide and other neuropeptides

P Holzer - Neuroscience, 1988 - Elsevier
5. LOCAL EFFECTOR FUNCTIONS OF SENSORY NERVE ENDINGS 743 50.1. Antidromic
Vas~ iIatation, neurogenic inflammation and axon refk~ 5.0. 2. The type of sensory neurons …

The sensory-efferent function of capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons

CA Maggi, A Meli - General Pharmacology: The Vascular System, 1988 - Elsevier
Capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons convey to the central nervous system signals
(chemical and physical) arising from viscera and the skin which activate a variety of …

Differential expression of α-CGRP and β-CGRP by primary sensory neurons and enteric autonomic neurons of the rat

PK Mulderry, MA Ghatki, RA Spokks, PM Jonhs… - Neuroscience, 1988 - Elsevier
Expression of the calcitonin gene-related peptide, α-calcitonin gene-related peptide
(CGRP), and the homologous β-CGRP were compared in sensory and enteric nerves of the …

Intradermal injection of capsaicin in humans produces degeneration and subsequent reinnervation of epidermal nerve fibers: correlation with sensory function

DA Simone, M Nolano, T Johnson… - Journal of …, 1998 - Soc Neuroscience
The ability of capsaicin to excite and subsequently to desensitize a select group of small
sensory neurons has made it a useful tool to study their function. For this reason, application …

Substance P stimulates neovascularization in vivo and proliferation of cultured endothelial cells

M Ziche, L Morbidelli, M Pacini, P Geppetti… - Microvascular …, 1990 - Elsevier
We have investigated the possible effect of substance P (SP), a main mediator of neurogenic
inflammation, on the growth of capillary vessels in vivo, and on the proliferation of cultured …

Capsaicin-induced β-adrenergic action on energy metabolism in rats: influence of capsaicin on oxygen consumption, the respiratory quotient, and substrate utilization

T Kawada, T Watanabe, T Takaishi… - Proceedings of the …, 1986 - journals.sagepub.com
The mode of action of capsaicin on energy metabolism was investigated in rats. The oxygen
consumption was higher when capsaicin (6.0 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected than …

Distribution of galanin immunoreactivity in the central nervous system and the responses of galanin-containing neuronal pathways to injury

JLC Ch'Ng, ND Christofides, P Anand, SJ Gibson… - Neuroscience, 1985 - Elsevier
Radioimmunoassay and immunocytochemistry were used to study the distribution of
galanin, a novel 29 amino acid porcine intestinal peptide, in the central nervous system of …

Capsaicin: actions on nociceptive C-fibres and therapeutic potential

B Lynn - Pain, 1990 - Elsevier
Recent work on the excitatory action of capsaicin on somatic and visceral afferent neurones
shows that depolarization is selective for C-fibre polymodal nociceptor afferents and …

Regulation of the release of coexisting neurotransmitters

T Bartfai, K Iverfeldt, G Fisone… - Annual review of …, 1988 - annualreviews.org
The joy of neurobiologists at the discovery of the coexistence of several neuroactive
substances within the same neuron terminals can be compared with the delight of a man …

Capsaicin desensitization and recovery on the human tongue

T Karrer, L Bartoshuk - Physiology & behavior, 1991 - Elsevier
The desensitization resulting from application of 10 or 100 ppm capsaicin was investigated,
using daily testing of a capsaicin series (1–1000 ppm, in log steps). The series showed a …