The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 637-645 , June 2009

Differential Effect of Capsaicin Treatment on Pain-Related Behaviors After Plantar Incision

  • Minna M. Hamalainen

      Affiliations

    • Orion Pharma Research and Development, Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Alberto Subieta

      Affiliations

    • Samir Gergis Professor Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Christopher Arpey

      Affiliations

    • C. William Hanke Professor of Dermatologic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Timothy J. Brennan

      Affiliations

    • Samir Gergis Professor Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Pharmacology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Timothy J. Brennan, Department of Anesthesia, 200 Hawkins Drive, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242.

Received 27 August 2008 ,Revised 2 January 2009 ,Accepted 2 January 2009.

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 Supported by a grant from University of Iowa to Dr. Gerald F. Gebhart, by Academy of Finland and Oskar Oflund stiftelse to Dr. M.M.H., and by National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland grants GM-55831 and GM-067752 to T.J.B.

 The authors are not aware of any potential conflicts of interest. Dr. Brennan has served as a consultant to Anesevia, manufacturer of Adlea (capsaicin) after the completion of the studies. The authors are grateful for the technical assistance of Sung Kung Lee, M.D. and Jason Kruger, M.D.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00012-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.01.003

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 637-645 , June 2009

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