作者: Antonio Ferrer-Montiel , Carolina Garcia-Martinez , Cruz Morenilla-Palao , Nuria Garcia-Sanz , Asia Fernandez-Carvajal
DOI: 10.1111/J.1432-1033.2004.04083.X
关键词: Chemistry 、 Hyperalgesia 、 Biochemistry 、 Biophysics 、 Nociceptor 、 Transient receptor potential channel 、 Ionotropic effect 、 Receptor 、 Druggability 、 Molecular model 、 TRPV1
摘要: The transient receptor potential channel vanilloid subunit 1 (TRPV1) is a molecular integrator of physical and chemical stimuli in the peripheral nociceptor terminals. TRPV1 an ionotropic that plays critical role both thermal nociception inflammatory hyperalgesia. Structure-function relationships are providing fundamental insights modular architecture this neuronal receptor. As result, determinants endow with its physiological properties, namely activation by heat, potentiation extracellular acidic pH, interaction vanilloid-like compounds, as well permeation properties being unveiled. This information can now be used to build up models for protein which, upon experimental validation, could tools thrust target-oriented design druggable ligands.