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Dihydrocapsaicin (CCRIS1589) is isolated from Capsicum fruit. Capsaicin is the primary active component of the heat and pain-eliciting lipid soluble fraction of the Capsicum pepper. Like capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin is an irritant. Capsaicin is found in natural hot pepper extracts along with a number of impurities, including dihydrocapsaicin and several lesser impurities. Separation by HPLC is required in order to obtain pure dihydrocapsaicin. Dihydrocapsaicin represents about 10% of the compound present in commercial preparations purporting to be pure capsaicin, but it has about the same pungency as capsaicin. VR1 (vanilloid receptor 1) is a heat activated calcium ion channel which functions as a part of the normal nociceptive pain pathway. Capsaicin elicits a sensation of burning pain by activation of VR1 on small, non-myelinated polymodal C-type nociceptive nerve fibers. The potency of dihydrocapsaicin at VR1 appears equivalent to capsaicin. Antioxidant. Reduces oxidation of serum lipids. Mutagenic. Dihydrocapsaicin is an activator of VR1.

JMV 449 acetate is a potent neurotensin receptor agonist. JMV 449 acetate shows an IC 50 of 0.15 nM for inhibition of 125 I-neurotensin binding to neonatal mouse brain and an EC 50 of 1.9 nM in contracting the guinea-pig ileum. JMV 449 acetate has highly potent and long-lasting hypothermic and analgesic effects in the mouse [1] [2] .

[D-Arg2]Dermorphin-(1-4) amide is an N-terminal truncated peptide of [D-Arg2]dermorphin known for its hypothermic and analgesic effects, and it demonstrates degradation when exposed to soluble mouse liver and brain extracts [1].

Potent, metabolically stable neurotensin receptor agonist peptide (IC50 = 0.15 nM for inhibition of [125I]-NT binding to neonatal mouse brain; EC50 = 1.9 nM for contraction of guinea pig ileum). Produces long-lasting hypothermic, neuroprotective and analg