title: Numbing the senses: role of TRPA1 in mechanical and cold sensation.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Kwan et al. demonstrate that TRPA1 is critical for the transduction of noxious cold and mechanical stimuli, as well as in mediating the activation of nociceptors by endogenous and natural irritants. Differences between the present report and a previous study indicate that further study is needed to reach a consensus on the role of TRPA1 in the transduction of mechanical and noxious cold stimuli.
authors.affiliation: Washington University Pain Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Gina M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Story
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Gereau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006801:Humans; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D000074025:TRPA1 Cation Channel; D050051:Transient Receptor Potential Channels / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000074025:TRPA1 Cation Channel; D050051:Transient Receptor Potential Channels; C475685:Trpa1 protein, mouse