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. 2020 Sep 4;2020:7289194. doi: 10.1155/2020/7289194

Table 3.

General features and pharmacological interventions targeting TRP channels in neurological diseases.

TRP channels Ion permeability General physiological functions Pharmacological interventions References
TRPC subfamily TRPC3 Nonselective cation Neuronal differentiation, growth cone guidance, vasomotor Pyr3 for stroke, epilepsy [77, 100, 101]
TRPC6 Nonselective cation Axon guidance, vasomotor, smooth muscle, mechanosensor Hyperforin for stroke, epilepsy
Resveratrol for stroke
OAG for AD
[5558, 89, 101]

TRPV subfamily TRPV1 Ca2+ permeable Sensing spicy (hot) peppers, pain sensation, noxious temperature sensing Dihydrocapsaicin for stroke
Capsazepine for epilepsy, AD, PD, stroke
Capsaicin for PD, schizophrenia
Anandamide for epilepsy
AMG9810, oleoylethanolamide for PD
[70, 71, 9799, 102, 103, 107]
TRPV2 Weakly Ca2+ selective Thermal pain sensing, mechanosensor Cannabidiol for glioblastoma, epilepsy [87, 105]
TRPV4 Ca2+ permeable Osmosensing, warm sensing, nociception, pressure sensing HC-067047 for stroke, AD, epilepsy
GSK1016790A for stroke
[73, 78]

TRPM subfamily TRPM2 Nonselective cation Oxidant stress sensing Tat-M2NX for stroke
SB-750139 for AD
2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl borate for AD
N-(p-Amylcinnamoyl) anthranilic acid for AD, PD
Flufenamic acid for PD
[62, 90, 91, 95]
TRPM4 Ca2+ impermeable Mechanosensor 9-Phenanthrol for stroke [69]
TRPM7 Mg2+ permeable Mg2+ homeostasis, entry pathway for trace metals Carvacrol for stroke [68]

TRPA subfamily TRPA1 Nonselective cation Pungent painful stimuli sensing, noxious cold sensing, mechanosensor HC-030031 for AD [93]