| Literature DB >> 17632091 |
Xuehong Cao1, Xuesong Cao, Hong Xie, Rong Yang, Gang Lei, Fen Li, Ai Li, Changjin Liu, Lieju Liu.
Abstract
Two different mechanisms by which capsaicin blocks voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) were found by using knockout mice for the transient receptor potential V1 (TRPV1(-/-)). Similar with cultured rat trigeminal ganglion (TG) neurons, the amplitude of tetrodotoxin-resistant (TTX-R) sodium current was reduced 85% by 1 muM capsaicin in capsaicin sensitive neurons, while only 6% was blocked in capsaicin insensitive neurons of TRPV1(+/+) mice. The selective effect of low concentration capsaicin on VGSCs was reversed in TRPV1(-/-) mice, which suggested that this effect was dependent on TRPV1 receptor. The blockage effect of high concentration capsaicin on VGSCs in TRPV1(-/-) mice was the same as that in capsaicin insensitive neurons of rats and TRPV1(+/+) mice. It is noted that non-selective effect of capsaicin on VGSCs shares many similarities with local anesthetics. That is, firstly, both blockages are concentration-dependent and revisable. Secondly, being accompanied with the reduction of amplitude, voltage-dependent inactivation curve shifts to hyperpolarizing direction without a shift of activation curve. Thirdly, use-dependent blocks are induced at high stimulus frequency.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17632091 DOI： 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.04.085
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN： 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252