Bibliography
This collection of articles, abstracts, and reviews will be of interest to people researching neuropathic pain and vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1 or VR1) agonism.
Neuropathic Pain
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McArthur JC. Report from the 8th CROI: sensory neuropathy in HIV/AIDS. Available at: http://hopkins-aids.edu/publications/report/may01_2.html .
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Oaklander AL. The density of remaining nerve endings in human skin with and without postherpetic neuralgia after shingles. Pain. 2001;92:139-145.
Polydefkis M, Yiannoutsos CT, Cohen BA, et al. Reduced intraepidermal nerve fiber density in HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. Neurology. 2002;58:115-119.
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Wu G, Ringkamp M, Murinson BB, et al. Degeneration of myelinated efferent fibers induces spontaneous activity in uninjured C-fiber afferents. J Neurosci. 2002;22:7746-7753.
TRPV1 Agonism/Capsaicin
Backonja MM, Malan TP, Tuchman M, et al. A single one-hour application of high-concentration capsaicin patches leads to four weeks of pain relief in postherpetic neuralgia patients. Paper presented at: American Academy of Neurology 55th Annual Meeting; March 29-April 5, 2003; Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bjerring P, Arendt-Nielsen L. Use of a new argon laser technique to evaluate changes in sensory and pain thresholds in human skin following topical capsaicin treatment. Skin Pharmacol. 1989;2:162-167.
Bjerring P, Arendt-Nielsen L, Soderberg U. Argon laser induced cutaneous sensory and pain thresholds in post-herpetic neuralgia. Quantitative modulation by topical capsaicin. Acta Derm Venereol. 1990;70:121-125.
Bley KR, Mizisin AP, Calcutt NA, et al. Reduced heat sensitivity and epidermal nerve fiber density following a single application of a high concentration capsaicin patch. Poster presented at: 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society; March 20-23, 2003; Chicago, Ill. Poster 921.
Caterina MJ, Julius D. The vanilloid receptor: a molecular gateway to the pain pathway. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2001;24:487-517. Review.
Caterina MJ, Rosen TA, Tominaga M, Brake AJ, Julius D. A capsaicin-receptor homologue with a high threshold for noxious heat. Nature. 1999;398:436-441.
Chan CL, Facer P, Davis JB, et al. Sensory fibres expressing capsaicin receptor TRPV1 in patients with rectal hypersensitivity and faecal urgency. Lancet. 2003;361:385-391.
Chancellor MB, de Groat WC. Intravesical capsaicin and resiniferatoxin therapy: spicing up the ways to treat the overactive bladder. J Urol. 1999;162:3-11. Review.
Dasgupta P, Chandiramani VA, Beckett A, Scaravilli F, Fowler CJ. The effect of intravesical capsaicin on the suburothelial innervation in patients with detrusor hyper-reflexia. BJU Int. 2000;85:238-245.
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Dux M, Sann H, Schemann M, Jancso G. Changes in fibre populations of the rat hairy skin following selective chemodenervation by capsaicin. Cell Tissue Res. 1999;296:471-477.
Hautkappe M, Roizen MF, Toledano A, Roth S, Jeffries JA, Ostermeier AM. Review of the effectiveness of capsaicin for painful cutaneous disorders and neural dysfunction. Clin J Pain. 1998;14:97-106. Review.
Ji RR, Samad TA, Jin SX, Schmoll R, Woolf CJ. p38 MAPK activation by NGF in primary sensory neurons after inflammation increases TRPV1 levels and maintains heat hyperalgesia. Neuron. 2002;36:57-68.
Jordt SE, Tominaga M, Julius D. Acid potentiation of the capsaicin receptor determined by a key extracellular site. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA.2000;97:8134-8139.
Liu M, Liu MC, Magoulas C, Priestley JV, Willmott NJ. Versatile regulation of cytosolic Ca2+ by vanilloid receptor I in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. J Biol Chem. 2003;278:5462-5472. Epub 2002 Nov 25.
McMahon SB, Lewin G, Bloom SR. The consequences of long-term topical capsaicin application in the rat. Pain. 1991;44:301-310.
Montell C, Birnbaumer L, Flockerzi V, et al. A unified nomenclature for the superfamily of TRP cation channels. Mol Cell. 2002;9:229-231.
Nolano M, Simone DA, Wendelschafer-Crabb G, Johnson T, Hazen E, Kennedy WR. Topical capsaicin in humans: parallel loss of epidermal nerve fibers and pain sensation. Pain. 1999;81:135-145.
Paice JA, Ferrans CE, Lashley FR, Shott S, Vizgirda V, Pitrak D. Topical capsaicin in the management of HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2000;19:45-52.
Robbins WR, Staats PS, Levine J, et al. Treatment of intractable pain with topical large-dose capsaicin: preliminary report. Anesth Analg. 1998;86:579-583.
Simone DA, Nolano M, Johnson T, Wendelschafer-Crabb G, Kennedy WR. Intradermal injection of capsaicin in humans produces degeneration and subsequent reinnervation of epidermal nerve fibers: correlation with sensory function. J Neurosci. 1998;18:8947-8959.
Simone DA, Ochoa J. Early and late effects of prolonged topical capsaicin on cutaneous sensibility and neurogenic vasodilatation in humans. Pain. 1991;47:285-294.
Skofitsch G, Donnerer J, Lembeck F. Comparison of nonivamide and capsaicin with regard to their pharmacokinetics and effects on sensory neurons. Arzneimittelforschung. 1984;34:154-156.
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Walker FO, Lewis SF. Somesthetic and electrophysiologic effects of topical 0.025% capsaicin in man. Reg Anesth. 1990;15:61-66.
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