Abstract
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is often an idiopathic chronic and intractable pain condition, affecting 1.5-5.5% of middle-aged and elderly women. We have studied the heat and capsaicin receptor TRPV1, and its regulator nerve growth factor (NGF), in BMS. Patients with BMS (n=10) and controls (n=10) were assessed for baseline and post-topical capsaicin pain scores, and their tongue biopsies immunostained for TRPV1, NGF, and structural nerve markers neurofilament and peripherin. Nerve fibres penetrating the epithelium were less abundant in BMS (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 864-71 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2007 |
Keywords
- TRPV Cation Channels
- Humans
- Pain Measurement
- Aged
- Biopsy
- Nerve Growth Factor
- Sodium Channels
- Aged, 80 and over
- Adult
- Trigeminal Nerve Diseases
- Tongue
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Middle Aged
- Adolescent
- NAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
- Female
- Male
- Neurofilament Proteins
- Burning Mouth Syndrome
- Nerve Fibers