2006
TRPA1 Mediates the Inflammatory Actions of Environmental Irritants and Proalgesic Agents
Bautista DM, Jordt SE, Nikai T, Tsuruda PR, Read AJ, Poblete J, Yamoah EN, Basbaum AI, Julius D. TRPA1 Mediates the Inflammatory Actions of Environmental Irritants and Proalgesic Agents. Cell 2006, 124: 1269-1282. PMID: 16564016, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRPA1-deficient miceInflammatory painEnvironmental irritantsInflammatory actionsProalgesic agentsPrimary afferent nociceptorsExcitatory ion channelPain hypersensitivityPungent irritantsAfferent nociceptorsNociceptor excitationAuditory functionThermal nociceptionNoxious coldMice exhibitChemotherapeutic agentsTRPA1PainIrritantsNociceptorsMiceSole targetMustard oilIon channelsInitial detection
2004
Mustard oils and cannabinoids excite sensory nerve fibres through the TRP channel ANKTM1
Jordt SE, Bautista DM, Chuang HH, McKemy DD, Zygmunt PM, Högestätt ED, Meng ID, Julius D. Mustard oils and cannabinoids excite sensory nerve fibres through the TRP channel ANKTM1. Nature 2004, 427: 260-265. PMID: 14712238, DOI: 10.1038/nature02282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAnkyrinsCalcium ChannelsCalcium SignalingCannabinoidsCapsaicinCarbacholCells, CulturedCloning, MolecularDronabinolHumansMustard PlantNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNociceptorsOocytesPlant OilsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerThapsigarginTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTrigeminal GanglionTRPA1 Cation ChannelTRPC Cation ChannelsConceptsMustard oilPrimary sensory neuronsSensory nerve fibersSensory nerve endingsTRP ion channel familyExcitatory effectsNerve endingsNerve fibersIon channel familyPungent ingredientSensory neuronsTopical applicationPsychoactive componentΔ9-tetrahydrocannabinolTRP channelsMolecular targetsANKTM1Channel familyMolecular mechanismsAllyl isothiocyanatePainInflammationWidespread useCapsaicinHypersensitivity