Role of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 in Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases

Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), a non-selective cation channel, is a receptor activated by high temperatures and chemical agonists such as the vanilloids and protons. Because of these properties, TRPV1 has emerged as a polymodal nocisensor of nociceptive afferent neurons. TRPV1 is...

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Published in:Pharmaceuticals
Main Authors: Fumio Tsuji, Hiroyuki Aono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Subjects:
SA13353
transient receptor potential vanilloid 1
kidney injury
lung inflammation
autoimmune diseases
pain
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/5/8/837

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