Table 3.

Effect of 2-PG on Capsaicin Responses

2-PG Concentration	µMol	0	0.0001	0.001	0.01	0.1	1	5	10	30	60	100
Capsaicin Response Amplitude	340/380 Ratio mean ± sem	0.16 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.01	0.08 ± 0.02	0.12 ± 0.03	0.13 ± 0.02	0.11 ± 0.03	0.17 ± 0.01	0.16 ± 0.05	0.18 ± 0.01	0.16 ± 0.04	0.19 ± 0.03
Capsaicin Response Latency	Seconds mean ± sem	1.77 ± 0.3	284.7 ± 21	331.6 ± 25	302.6 ± 27	272.5 ± 17	328.2 ± 16	299.2 ± 33	404.9 ± 57	254 ± 36	351 ± 33	347 ± 47
N	Rats	16	3	3	4	5	6	7	6	6	3	6
Total no.	Neurons	176	19	16	26	49	35	88	66	70	42	68

Notes: Data showing the increased capsaicin response latency in the presence of 2-PG from 0.0001 to 100 µMol. Effects on capsaicin response amplitude were similar to control values.