Repeated use of capsaicin also prevents the nerve endings from making more substance P, and thus
further pain signals from the skin are greatly diminished or completely eliminated as long as the capsaicin is applied.
Not exact matches
However, with repeated short - term exposure to capsaicin, those calcium ions essentially close the receptor door behind them, inhibiting
further transmission of
pain signals.
Further investigation of the
signaling pathways of pre - and post-LTP should reveal new drug targets for treating
pain and anxiety.
Most people think of
pain as something that happens in the body — I twist my head too
far, and my neck sends a «
pain signal» to the brain to indicate that the twisting hurts.
The brain may
further modulate the
pain signal by activating the «descending
pain control system,» made up of bundles of nerve fibers that travel from brain to spinal cord to decrease the
pain signal.