[HTML][HTML] Mammalian transient receptor potential TRPA1 channels: from structure to disease

K Talavera, JB Startek, J Alvarez-Collazo… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The transient receptor potential ankyrin (TRPA) channels are Ca 2+-permeable nonselective
cation channels remarkably conserved through the animal kingdom. Mammals have only …

TRPA1 as a therapeutic target for nociceptive pain

D Souza Monteiro de Araujo, R Nassini… - Expert opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Chronic pain affects approximatively 30–50% of the population globally.
Pathologies such as migraine, diabetic neuropathy, nerve injury and treatment with …

Transient receptor potential channels as drug targets: from the science of basic research to the art of medicine

B Nilius, A Szallasi - Pharmacological reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The large Trp gene family encodes transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins that form
novel cation-selective ion channels. In mammals, 28 Trp channel genes have been …

Reward and motivation in pain and pain relief

E Navratilova, F Porreca - Nature neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
Pain is fundamentally unpleasant, a feature that protects the organism by promoting
motivation and learning. Relief of aversive states, including pain, is rewarding. The …

Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels: a clinical perspective

Y Kaneko, A Szallasi - British journal of pharmacology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are important mediators of sensory signals with
marked effects on cellular functions and signalling pathways. Indeed, mutations in genes …

TRPA1: A gatekeeper for inflammation

DM Bautista, M Pellegrino… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Tissue damage evokes an inflammatory response that promotes the removal of harmful
stimuli, tissue repair, and protective behaviors to prevent further damage and encourage …

Behavioral and cognitive animal models in headache research

D Vuralli, AS Wattiez, AF Russo, H Bolay - The journal of headache and …, 2019 - Springer
Animal models have provided a growing body of information about the pathophysiology of
headaches and novel therapeutic targets. In recent years, experiments in awake animals …

Pros and cons of clinically relevant methods to assess pain in rodents

A Tappe-Theodor, T King, MM Morgan - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2019 - Elsevier
The primary objective of preclinical pain research is to improve the treatment of pain.
Decades of research using pain-evoked tests has revealed much about mechanisms but …

Pain relief produces negative reinforcement through activation of mesolimbic reward–valuation circuitry

E Navratilova, JY **e, A Okun, C Qu, N Eyde… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - pnas.org
Relief of pain is rewarding. Using a model of experimental postsurgical pain we show that
blockade of afferent input from the injury with local anesthetic elicits conditioned place …

TACAN is an ion channel involved in sensing mechanical pain

L Beaulieu-Laroche, M Christin, A Donoghue, F Agosti… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mechanotransduction, the conversion of mechanical stimuli into electrical signals, is a
fundamental process underlying essential physiological functions such as touch and pain …