Abstract
Increasing evidence exists to support the presence of functional transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) channels in the brain, where these receptors are unlikely to be activated by high temperature and low pH. Here we review this evidence as well as the literature data pointing to the potential role of endovanilloid-activated brain TRPV1 channels not only in the supraspinal control of pain, body temperature, cardiovascular and respiratory functions and emesis, but also in anxiety and locomotion. This literature provides the first bases for the possible future development of new therapeutic approaches that, by specifically targeting brain TRPV1 receptors, might be used for the treatment of pain as well as affective and motor disorders.
Keywords: TRPV1, brain, central nervous system, anandamide, endovanilloid, capsaicin, vanilloid
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: TRPV1 Receptors in the Central Nervous System: Potential for Previously Unforeseen Therapeutic Applications
Volume: 14 Issue: 1
Author(s): Vincenzo Di Marzo, Katarzyna Starowicz and Luigia Cristino
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Keywords: TRPV1, brain, central nervous system, anandamide, endovanilloid, capsaicin, vanilloid
Abstract: Increasing evidence exists to support the presence of functional transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) channels in the brain, where these receptors are unlikely to be activated by high temperature and low pH. Here we review this evidence as well as the literature data pointing to the potential role of endovanilloid-activated brain TRPV1 channels not only in the supraspinal control of pain, body temperature, cardiovascular and respiratory functions and emesis, but also in anxiety and locomotion. This literature provides the first bases for the possible future development of new therapeutic approaches that, by specifically targeting brain TRPV1 receptors, might be used for the treatment of pain as well as affective and motor disorders.
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Marzo Di Vincenzo, Starowicz Katarzyna and Cristino Luigia, TRPV1 Receptors in the Central Nervous System: Potential for Previously Unforeseen Therapeutic Applications, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2008; 14 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161208783330790
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161208783330790 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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