“…Moreover, Ca 2ϩ influx into capsaicin-sensitive primary sensory neurons, which occurs in inflammation (Linhart et al, 2003), results in the production of anandamide, the amount of which is comparable with that evoking TRPV1-mediated excitation of primary sensory neurons after PKA, PKC, and PLC activation in the cells (Premkumar and Ahern, 2000;Chuang et al, 2001;De Petrocellis et al, 2001;Ahluwalia et al, 2003a,b). Anandamide, through TRPV1, evokes action potential generation in capsaicin-sensitive primary afferents (Kollarik and Undem, 2004), which results in pain sensation (Schmelz et al, 2000) and release of neuropeptides, such as substance P, that are essential for the development of inflammatory hyperalgesia and hyperreflexia (Ahluwalia et al, 1994;Lecci et al, 1994a,b;Laird et al, 2000;Hunt and Mantyh, 2001).…”