Biological Properties, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacokinetics of Some Capsicum spp. and Capsaicinoids

GES Batiha, A Alqahtani, OA Ojo, HM Shaheen… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pepper originated from the Capsicum genus, which is recognized as one of the most
predominant and globally distributed genera of the Solanaceae family. It is a diverse genus …

Capsaicin: current understanding of its mechanisms and therapy of pain and other pre-clinical and clinical uses

V Fattori, MSN Hohmann, AC Rossaneis… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
In this review, we discuss the importance of capsaicin to the current understanding of
neuronal modulation of pain and explore the mechanisms of capsaicin-induced pain. We …

Involvement of neural transient receptor potential channels in peripheral inflammation

HA Silverman, A Chen, NL Kravatz… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are a superfamily of non-selective cation
channels that act as polymodal sensors in many tissues throughout mammalian organisms …

The vanilloid receptor: a molecular gateway to the pain pathway

MJ Caterina, D Julius - Annual review of neuroscience, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The detection of painful stimuli occurs primarily at the peripheral terminals of
specialized sensory neurons called nociceptors. These small-diameter neurons transduce …

Unravelling the mystery of capsaicin: a tool to understand and treat pain

J O'Neill, C Brock, AE Olesen, T Andresen… - Pharmacological …, 2012 - ASPET
A large number of pharmacological studies have used capsaicin as a tool to activate many
physiological systems, with an emphasis on pain research but also including functions such …

Modified formalin test: characteristic biphasic pain response

M Shibata, T Ohkubo, H Takahashi, R Inoki - pain, 1989 - Elsevier
A modified formalin test in mice was investigated. The pain response curve induced by 0.5%
formalin was biphasic, having 2 peaks, from 0 to 5 min (first phase) and from 15 to 20 min …

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 neurobiology of vascular head pain

MA Moskowitz - Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the …, 1984 - Wiley Online Library
Nervous connections between the trigeminal ganglia and cerebral blood vessels have
recently been identified in experimental animals and have been termed the …

Sensory and signaling mechanisms of bradykinin, eicosanoids, platelet-activating factor, and nitric oxide in peripheral nociceptors

G Pethő, PW Reeh - Physiological reviews, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Peripheral mediators can contribute to the development and maintenance of inflammatory
and neuropathic pain and its concomitants (hyperalgesia and allodynia) via two …

Harnessing the therapeutic potential of capsaicin and its analogues in pain and other diseases

S Basith, M Cui, S Hong, S Choi - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Capsaicin is the most predominant and naturally occurring alkamide found in Capsicum
fruits. Since its discovery in the 19th century, the therapeutic roles of capsaicin have been …