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. 2019 May 20;20(10):2488. doi: 10.3390/ijms20102488
α2 AR α2 adrenoceptor
β AR β adrenoceptor
μ-OR μ opioid receptor
5-HT2/4 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2 or 4
A1 adenosine A1 receptor
AC adenylyl cyclase
ADP adenosine diphosphate
ANO1-10 anoctamin 1 to 10
AP action potential
ASIC acid sensing ion channel
ATP adenosine triphosphate
B2 bradykinin B2 receptor
BAPTA-AM 1,2-Bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N,N-tetraacetic acid tetrakis(acetoxymethyl ester)
CaV voltage-gated Ca2+ channel
CaCC Ca2+-activated Cl channel
CamKII Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II
cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CaN calcineurin
CB1/2 cannabinoid CB1 or CB2 receptor
cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CGRP calcitonin gene-related peptide
CGRP-R calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor
CNS central nervous system
Cryo-EM cryogenic electron microscopy
DADLE [D-Ala2]-enkephalin
DAG diacylglycerol
DAMGO [D-Ala2, NMe-Phe4, Gly-ol5]-enkephalin
DI-IV domain I to IV of CaV and NaV channels
DOG1 discovered on GIST 1
DOP δ opioid receptor
DRG dorsal root ganglion
ECD extracellular domain
EP2/4 prostanoid EP2 or EP4 receptor
ER endoplasmic reticulum
ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ETA endothelin ETA receptor
FP prostanoid FP receptor
Gαi/o Gαi/o protein
Gαq/11 Gαq/11 protein
Gαs Gαs protein
Gβγ Gβγ dimer
GABAB γ-aminobutyric acid receptor B
GIRK G-protein activated, inwardly rectifying potassium channels
GIST gastrointestinal stroma tumor
GPCR G-protein coupled receptor
HVA high voltage activated Ca2+ channel
I+A A-type K+ current
IP prostanoid IP receptor
IP3 inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate
K2P two-pore K+ channel
Kir inwardly rectifying potassium channel
KV voltage-gated K+channel
KCNJ gene name potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J
KCNQ gene name potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q
KOP κ opioid receptor
LVA low voltage activated Ca2+ channel
MOP μ opioid receptor
MrgC mas-related G protein coupled receptor type C
MrgD mas-related G protein coupled receptor type D
mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
NaV voltage-gated Na+ channel
NGF nerve growth factor
NK1/2 tachynin NK1 or NK2 receptor
NKA neurokinin A
NMU neuromedin U
NMUR NMU receptor
P2X purinergic P2X receptor
P2Y purinergic P2Y receptor
PAR2/ 4 protease-activated receptor type 2 or type 4
PGE2 prostaglandin E2
PGF2a prostaglandin F2a
PICK-1 protein interacting with C-kinase 1
PIP2 phosphatitylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate
PKA protein kinase A
PKC protein kinase C
PKG protein kinase G
PLA2 phospholipase A2
PLC phospholipase C
PPI protein phosphatase I
PTX pertussis toxin
S1–4 transmembrane segment 1–4 of voltage-gated channels
SCI spinal cord injury
siRNA small interfering RNA
SP substance P
SST4 somatostatin SST4 receptor
TG trigeminal ganglion
TMEM16 transmembrane protein of unknown function family 16
TMS transmembrane segment
TNF tumor necrosis factor
TRAAK TWIK-related arachidonic acid activated K+ channel = K2P4.1
TREK1/2 TWIK-related K+ channel 1 (K2P2.1) or TWIK-related K+ channel 2 (K2P10.1)
TRH thyrotropin-releasing hormon
trk tyrosine receptor kinase
TRPA1 transient receptor potential channel ankyrin family
TRPM8 transient receptor potential channel melastatin family
TRPV transient receptor potential channel vanilloid family
TTX tetrodotoxin
TWIK tandem of pore domains in a weak inward rectifying K+ channel
UTP uridine triphosphate
UTR urotensin-II receptor
V1A vasopressin V1A receptor
Y2 neuropeptide Y Y2 receptor