TRPV1 and TRPA1 mediate peripheral nitric oxide-induced nociception in mice.

Nitric oxide (NO) can induce acute pain in humans and plays an important role in pain sensitization caused by inflammation and injury in animal models. There is evidence that NO acts both in the central nervous system via a cyclic GMP pathway and in the periphery on sensory neurons through unknown m...

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Main Authors: Takashi Miyamoto, Adrienne E Dubin, Matt J Petrus, Ardem Patapoutian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2764051?pdf=render