The vanilloid receptor TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily, member 1) is now recognized as a molecular integrator of noxious stimuli ranging from pungent natural products (for ...

Spicy food isn’t just about personal taste, it’s linked to physical and chemical processes in your body. The key ingredient ...

A new class of painkillers that block a receptor called TRPV1 may interfere with brain functions such as learning and memory, a new study suggests. The experiments with rat brain found that the ...

They've focused particularly on TRPV1, a receptor found at the endings of peripheral nerves in the skin that's integral to detecting temperature and pain, and also responds to capsaicin, ...

TRPV1, short for transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype, can be found all over the nervous system, including in skin, the spinal cord and the brain. These receptors can sense heat, trigger ...

TRPV1, short for transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype, can be found all over the nervous system, including in skin, the spinal cord and the brain. These receptors can sense heat, trigger ...

A major stumbling block comes from the fact that drugs targeting TRPV1, the receptor involved in sensing heat, tend to induce fever. Other closely related receptors may be more promising, says Lewin.

The discovery of TRPV1 led to the discovery of other temperature receptors, including TRPM8 which is activated by cold. TRPM8 was independently identified by both Julius and his now-co-Nobel-Prize ...

They’ve focused particularly on TRPV1, a receptor found at the endings of peripheral nerves in the skin that’s integral to detecting temperature and pain, and also responds to capsaicin, the component ...