| Literature DB >> 15033437 |
Stéphane Doly1, Jacqueline Fischer, Marie Conrath.
Abstract
The vanilloid receptor-1 (TRPV1), the capsaicin receptor, a transducer of several nociceptive stimuli, is principally expressed by nociceptive fibers that specifically target supraspinal-projecting neurons expressing the NK1 receptor. TRPV1 is also expressed by intraspinal neurons. Using double immunocytochemistry, we show that 14.2% of these TRPV1 dorsal horn cell bodies also express the NK1 receptor suggesting that endogenous vanilloids may directly modulate second-order ascending neurons.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15033437 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.01.023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252