PMID- 35966017 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220816 IS - 1662-5099 (Print) IS - 1662-5099 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5099 (Linking) VI - 15 DP - 2022 TI - TRP channels and monoterpenes: Past and current leads on analgesic properties. PG - 945450 LID - 10.3389/fnmol.2022.945450 [doi] LID - 945450 AB - The activation of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channels expressed by sensory neurons is essential to the transduction of thermal and mechanical sensory information. In the setting of chronic inflammatory conditions, the activation of the melastatin family member 8 (TRPM8), the TRP vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), and the TRP ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) is correlated with pain hypersensitivity reactions. Monoterpenes, among which pulegone and menthol, a major class of phytocompounds present in essential oils of medicinal plants, are known modulators of those TRP channels activity. In the present review, we correlate the monoterpene content of plants with their historical therapeutic properties. We then describe how monoterpenes exert their anti-inflammatory and antihyperalgesia effects through modulation of TRP channels activity. Finally, we discuss the importance and the potential of characterizing new plant extracts and reassessing studied plant extracts for the development of ethnopharmacology-based innovative treatments for chronic pain. This review suggests that monoterpene solutions, based on composition from traditional healing herbs, offer an interesting avenue for the development of new phytotherapeutic treatments to alleviate chronic inflammatory pain conditions. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Petitjean, Heberle, Hilfiger, Lapies, Rodrigue and Charlet. FAU - Petitjean, Hugues AU - Petitjean H AD - Benephyt, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Heberle, Elea AU - Heberle E AD - Benephyt, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Hilfiger, Louis AU - Hilfiger L AD - Benephyt, Strasbourg, France. AD - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Strasbourg, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience, INCI UPR3212, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Lapies, Olga AU - Lapies O AD - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Strasbourg, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience, INCI UPR3212, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Rodrigue, Guillaume AU - Rodrigue G AD - Benephyt, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Charlet, Alexandre AU - Charlet A AD - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Strasbourg, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience, INCI UPR3212, Strasbourg, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220729 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Mol Neurosci JT - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience JID - 101477914 PMC - PMC9373873 OTO - NOTNLM OT - TRP OT - hyperalgesia OT - inflammation OT - menthol OT - monoterpenes OT - pain OT - pulegone EDAT- 2022/08/16 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/16 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/08/15 03:33 PHST- 2022/05/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/15 03:33 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/16 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnmol.2022.945450 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Mol Neurosci. 2022 Jul 29;15:945450. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.945450. eCollection 2022.