Chapter 14. The TRPV1 Channel in Normal Thermoregulation: What Have We Learned from Experiments Using Different Tools?

  1. Arthur Gomtsyan,
  2. Connie R. Faltynek
  1. Andras Garami1,
  2. Maria C. Almeida1,
  3. Tatiane B. Nucci1,
  4. Tamara Hew-Butler1,
  5. Renato N. Soriano1,
  6. Eszter Pakai1,
  7. Kazuhiro Nakamura2,
  8. Shaun F. Morrison2,
  9. Andrej A. Romanovsky1

Published Online: 22 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9780470588284.ch14

Vanilloid Receptor TRPV1 in Drug Discovery: Targeting Pain and Other Pathological Disorders

Vanilloid Receptor TRPV1 in Drug Discovery: Targeting Pain and Other Pathological Disorders

How to Cite

Garami, A., Almeida, M. C., Nucci, T. B., Hew-Butler, T., Soriano, R. N., Pakai, E., Nakamura, K., Morrison, S. F. and Romanovsky, A. A. (2010) The TRPV1 Channel in Normal Thermoregulation: What Have We Learned from Experiments Using Different Tools?, in Vanilloid Receptor TRPV1 in Drug Discovery: Targeting Pain and Other Pathological Disorders (eds A. Gomtsyan and C. R. Faltynek), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470588284.ch14

Editor Information

  1. Neuroscience Research, Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Systemic Inflammation Laboratory, Trauma Research, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA

  2. 2

    Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 22 FEB 2010
  2. Published Print: 12 FEB 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470175576

Online ISBN: 9780470588284

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Keywords:

  • role for TRPV1 in other physiological processes besides pain transmission;
  • TRPV1 channel in normal thermoregulation;
  • TRPV1 antagonists as novel drugs in pain management - implications for drug development

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • How is deep Tb Regulated?

  • Distribution of TRPV1 Channels

  • TRPV1 Agonists

  • TRPV1 Antagonists

  • Genetic Approach

  • Implications for Drug Development

  • The Roles of TRPV1 Channels in Thermoregulation: Overall Conclusions

  • Note Added in Proof

  • Acknowledgments

  • References