1 Capsaicin and Sensory Neurones: a Historical Perspective
János Szolcsányi
2 Pharmacology of the Capsaicin Receptor, Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type 1 Ion Channel
Istvan Nagy, Dominic Friston, João Sousa Valente, Jose Torres Pérez, Anna P Andreou
3 TRPV1 in the Central Nervous System: Synaptic Plasticity, Function, and Pharmacological Implications
Jeffrey G. Edwards
4 Topical Capsaicin Formulations in the Management of Neuropathic Pain
Mark Schumacher and George Pasvankas
5 Capsaicin-Based Therapies for Pain Control
Howard Smith and John R. Brooks
6 Intranasal Capsaicin in Management of Non-allergic (Vasomotor) Rhinitis
Umesh Singh and Jonathan A. Bernstein
7 Capsaicin as an Anti-obesity Drug
Felix W. Leung
8 The Potential Antitumour Effects of Capsaicin
Inés Díaz-Laviada and Nieves Rodríguez-Henche
9 Capsaicin as New Orally Applicable Gastroprotective and Therapeutic Drug Alone or in Combination with Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Human Healthy Subjects and in Patients
Gyula Mózsik
10 Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide as Target of Capsaicin Receptor in the Gut
Stefano Evangelista
11 Capsaicin for Osteoarthritis Pain
Laura L. Laslett and Graeme Jones
12 The Role of Capsaicin in Dermatology
Katherine Boyd, Sofia M Shea, James W Patterson
13 Use of Vanilloids in Urologic Disorders
Harris E. Foster, Jr. and Ameuro G. Lake