Abstract
Resiniferatoxin-induced erythema of mouse ear was shown to possess characteristics of both a phorbol ester-mediated response and that induced by the neurogenic irritant, capsaicin. Whereas the response to the phorbol ester, sapintoxin D, was delayed and prolonged, and was augmented by capsaicin pretreatment, the response to resiniferatoxin was biphasic, with the early phase being antagonized by capsaicin desensitization. However, resiniferatoxin was most potent in inducing a delayed erythema which, unlike the capsaicin response, was sensitive to inhibition by low dose hydrocortisone treatment, but not to chronic capsaicin desensitization. It is concluded that the erythema response to resiniferatoxin has a mixed aetiology, which may explain the unique potency of this toxin.
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