Table 1

Capsaicin sensitivity. Neonatal capsaicin treatment and capsaicin cream reduced sensitivity measured as flexor responses to electrical stimulations with three different frequencies. *:p < 0.05. Data (μA) are presented as means ± S.E.M. from experiments using at least 6 mice.


Veh-mice
Cap-mice
Basement
Cap cream

5 Hz
26.0 ± 2.6
95.8 ± 22.7 *
29.3 ± 4.6
74.5 ± 2.3 *
250 Hz
147.5 ± 17.8
155.4 ± 33.0
143.9 ± 34.4
158.0 ± 15.3
2000 Hz
440.7 ± 16.1
414.0 ± 18.9
423.7 ± 41.9
476.0 ± 43.7

Matsumoto et al. Molecular Pain 2006 2:16   doi:10.1186/1744-8069-2-16