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. 2018 Dec 18;23(12):3360. doi: 10.3390/molecules23123360

Table 2.

Effect of different ligands on invertebrates’ TRP channels.

Concentration Effect Species Literature
Camphor
3 mM proboscis extension reflex reduction honey bee [18]
4.3 mM (EC50) AmHsTRPA activation honey bee [18]
3 mM heat-induced activation of Painless inhibition Drosophila [24]
10 mM TRPL activation Drosophila [27]
15 mM (repeated doses) desensitization to heat Periplaneta americana [7]
Allyl isothiocyanate
50 µM HarmTRPA1 activation Helicoverpa armigera [28]
1 mM AmHsTRPA activation proboscis extension reflex reduction honey bee [18]
2 mM proboscis extension reflex reduction through Painless Drosophila [25]
2 mM proboscis extension reflex reduction through dTRPA1 Drosophila [26]
Menthol
100 nM (EC50) AmHsTRPA inhibition honey bee [18]
0.5 mM increased fraction of bees in warmer regions honey bee [18]
1.8 mM TRPL inhibition Drosophila [27]
Thymol
1 mM TRPL inhibition Drosophila [27]
Capsazepine
0.1 µM preference for warmer regions Periplaneta americana [5]
0.1 µM (repeated doses) desensitization to heat Periplaneta americana [7]
0.1 µM 100 µM preference for warmer regions preference for cooler regions mealworm Tenebrio molitor larvae [23]
26 µM preference for cooler regions (1–1.5 °C); increase in proboscis extension reflex Rhodnius prolixus [22]
1 mg/kg increase in heat-evoked latencies snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus [8]
18 µM block TRPM8 response to menthol HEK293 cells [29]
Capsaicin
0.1 µM preference for cooler environments Periplaneta americana [5]
100 µM preference for warmer environments Periplaneta americana [30]
0.1 µM and 100 µM (repeated doses) desensitization to heat Periplaneta americana [7]
0.1 µM 100 µM preference for cooler environments mealworm Tenebrio molitor larvae [23]
3–12 µM positive preference for capsaicin, also in painless mutants Drosophila [25]
0.34 mM preference for higher temperatures (2.6 °C); less responsiveness to heat Rhodnius prolixus [22]
0.5% decreased latency for withdrawal behavior from 50 °C snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus [8]
0.5 mM elicited nocifensive behavioral responses medicinal leech [9]