Most local anesthetics act by abolishing voltage gated sodium channel currents indiscriminately in all populations of neurons. Selective analgesia through TRPV1-
mediated entry of a cationic lidocaine derivative, QX314, was recently reported.
1 CAY10568 is a physically smaller, less hydrophobic version of QX314 designed to be even more permeable to TRPV1 ion channel when activated by agonists such as capsaicin and N-
oleoyl dopamine. CAY10568 when given in combination with suitable TRPV1 agonists should produce selective blockade of the pain response while leaving motor, touch, and proprioception intact.
