12-HPETE	12-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
CaMK II kinase	Calmodulin- dependent protein kinase II
CGRP	Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
CP/CPPS	Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DRG	Dorsal Root Ganglion
ENS	Enteric Nervous System
GABA	γ-Aminobutyric acid
GI tract	Gastrointestinal tract
HEK 293	Human Embryonic Kidney 293
IR	Immunoreactive
15-HPETE	15-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid
BDNF	Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor
cDNA	complementary DNA
CNS	Central Nervous System
DkTx	Double-knot toxin
DOCA	Deoxycorticosterone acetate
DSS	Dextran sulfate sodium
FAF1	Fas-Associated Factor 1
GDNF	Glial cell-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
HCl	Acid chloride
ICC	Immunocytochemistry
KO	Knock-out
LB4	Leukotriene B4
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
NADA	Arachidonoyl-dopamine
NGF	Nerve Growth Factor
NKA	Neurokinin A
NMDA receptor	N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
NOS	Nitric Oxide Synthase
NTS	Nucleus Tractus Solitarius
PAG	Periaqueductal grey
Palvanil	N-palmitoyl-vanillamide
pERK	Phosphorylated Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PKB/Akt	Protein Kinase B/Akt
PKC	Protein Kinase C
PNS	Peripheral Nervous System
PSNs	Primary Sensory Neurons
RT-PCR	Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction
RTX	Resinferatoxin
SNTN	Spinal Nucleus of the Trigeminal Nerve
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
STT	Spinothalamic Tract
TG	Trigeminal Ganglion
TNBS	Trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid
TrkA	Tropomyosin kinase A receptor
TRP	Transient Receptor Potential
TRPV1	Transient Receptor Potential cation channel Vanilloid subfamily member 1
VaTx	Vanillotoxins
VR1	Vanilloid Receptor subtype 1
WT	Wild Type