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Central sensitization following intradermal injection of capsaicin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1997

William D. Willis
William D. Willis
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1069 wdw@mbian.utmb.edu
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Abstract

Intradermal capsaicin in humans causes pain, primary hyperalgesia, and secondary mechanical hyperalgesia and allodynia. Parallel changes occur in the responses of primate spinothalamic tract cells and in rat behavior. Neurotransmitters that trigger secondary mechanical hyperalgesia and allodynia include excitatory amino acids and substance P. Secondary mechanical allodynia is actively maintained by central mechanisms. Our group has investigated mechanisms of central sensitization of nociceptive neurons by examining the responses to intradermal injection of capsaicin. These experiments are pertinent to issues raised by coderre & katz (sect. 2).

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 471
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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