title: In vitro release of substance P from spinal cord slices by capsaicin congeners.
abstract: The in vitro release of immunoreactive substance P (I-SP) by capsaicin and three congeners was studied on slices of rat spinal cord upper dorsal horn. Capsaicin and its congeners were all able to stimulate I-SP release, indicating that they act on chemosensitive primary afferents terminating in this region. A positive correlation was found between the I-SP releasing and pain-producing potencies of these compounds. This is in agreement with the concept that primary afferents containing substance P (SP) are involved in the transmission of nociceptive information.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013373:Substance P / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D013373:Substance P; D002211:Capsaicin