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