Mina Khodabandeh

[ 1 ] - Skin reaction to capsaicin in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus compared to that in healthy controls

Background: The interaction between nervous and immune systems has been under investigation. Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1(TRPV1) is a ligand gated calcium channel expressed by sensory neurons which mediates neurogenic inflammatory response. Substance p which can be released following exposure to capsaicin is a TRPV1 inducer, shown to have altered concentration and function in m...