JT-010 is a chemical compound which acts as a potent, selective activator of the

TRPA1 Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1, also known as transient receptor potential ankyrin 1, TRPA1, or The Wasabi Receptor, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TRPA1'' (and in mice and rats by the ''Trpa1' ...

channel, and has been used to study the role of this receptor in the perception of

pain Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, ...

, as well as other actions such as promoting repair of dental tissue after damage.

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{{Transient receptor potential channel modulators Nitrogen mustards Thiazoles Amides Phenyl compounds Ethers Transient receptor potential channel agonists

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