Inhaltsverzeichnis
A comparative discussion of A? and C fibres in different tissues. - The roles of spinal receptors in nociceptive responses. - Cutaneous hyperalgesia. - Capsaicin and pain mechanisms. - Nitric oxide and inflammatory pain. - Interactions between kinins and the inflammatory pain process. - Sensory neuropeptides, neurogenic inflammation and inflammatory cells. - Inflammatory pain and the joint. - Nerve growth factor and sensory nerve function. - The relationship between hyperalgesia and hyperresponsiveness in the lung. - Neuropeptides and the respiratory tract: Relevance to asthma and rhinitis. - Neuropeptides and the gut: Tachykinins and calcitonin gene-related peptide in intestinal inflammation and pain. - Regulation of meningeal blood flow by neuropeptides: Relevance to migraine. - Sensory peptides: Effects in ageing and wound healing. - Calcitonin gene-related peptides and their receptors. - Tachykinin receptors and the potential of tachykinin antagonists as clinically effective analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents.
