Open AccessThe Role of Transient Receptor Potential Channel in Pain
Author(s) -
Seung Jun Jung
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hanyang medical reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2234-4446
pISSN - 1738-429X
DOI - 10.7599/hmr.2011.31.2.116
Subject(s) - transient receptor potential channel , nociception , transient (computer programming) , neuroscience , sensation , receptor , ion channel , channel (broadcasting) , medicine , computer science , psychology , telecommunications , operating system
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, a large family of receptor channel proteins, initially attracted researchers in the pain field as key molecules in nociception, but later they became known as more general transducer molecules for various physical stresses. In this review, I will discuss their roles in thermal and mechanical sensation, and then consider their contribution to physiological pain.
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