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The transient receptor potential channels family (TRP channels) is a relatively new group of cation channels that modulate a large range of physiological mechanisms. In the nervous system, the functions of TRP channels have been associated with thermosensation, pain transduction, neurotransmitter release, and redox signaling, among others. However, they have also been extensively correlated with the pathogenesis of several innate and acquired diseases. On the other hand, the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 fatty acids) have also been associated with several processes that seem to counterbalance or to contribute to the function of several TRPs. In this short review, we discuss some of the remarkable new findings in this field. We also review the possible roles played by n-3 fatty acids in cell signaling that can both control or be controlled by TRP channels in neurodegenerative processes, as well as both the direct and indirect actions of n-3 fatty acids on TRP channels.

The transient receptor potential channels (TRP channels) comprise a relatively recently identified group of cationic permeable channels, which have distinct Ca 2+ selectivity (2).In mammals, the 28 members so far identified of this family are divided into 6 subgroups in terms of protein homology: canonical, TRPC channels; vanilloid, TRPV channels; melastatin, TRPM channels; ankyrin, TRPA channels; mucolipins, TRPML channels, and polycystins, TRPP channels (2,3).TRP channels are 6 transmembranespanning proteins with both amino and carboxy tails located on the intracellular side of the membrane.The basic structure of a prototypic TRP channel, the TRPV1 channel, is depicted in Figure 1.These channels can be differentially modulated by a large number of stimuli, including downstream effectors of G-protein-coupled receptors, calmodulin, temperature, protons, hydrogen peroxide, depletion of Ca 2+ stores, cations such as Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ , and ligands, which are found in several ingredients commonly used in worldwide cuisines, such as garlic, vanilla, red peppers, and cinnamon, and still other substances that are used in medicine, such as camphor and eugenol (4,5).However, just a few direct endogenous modulators of TRP have been recognized so far, and they include some arachidonic acidderived lipids, such as the biogenic amines anandamide and N-arachidonoyldopamine (NADA), and the lipoxygenase products 12(S) and 15(S) HPETE and leukotriene B4 (6).The function of TRP channels can also be controlled by several protein kinases, which in turn modulate the sensitivity and the intracellular traffic of these channels (4,7).
Ca 2+ flux through TRP channels located in the plasma membrane and in the membranes of intracellular organelles of excitable and non-excitable cells can promote changes in intracellular-free Ca 2+ concentrations and in the memwww.bjournal.com.brBraz J Med Biol Res 44 (11) 2011 brane potential, which can modulate the driving force for other ions and for Ca 2+ itself (8).In the central nervous system, TRP channels are involved in many physiological processes, including the development of neuronal tissue, neuronal sprouting, cell communication, microglial activation, hydroelectrolytic balance, control of body temperature, and sensory signaling (7).
In the central nervous system, TRP channels can contribute to excitatory neurotransmitter release (9), redox signaling (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15), and modulation of mitochondrial Ca 2+ levels (16).Normally, these functions of TRP channels can aid normal cell signaling, but their excessive mobilization of intracellular pathways can exacerbate the TRP-linked cascade and may eventually cause the loss of Ca 2+ homeostasis, triggering cell suffering and death (12,17,18).It is noteworthy that, to date, at least 13 human diseases have been linked to TRP mutations (19), such as mucolipidosis type 4, caused by specific mutations in TRPML1 channels (20).Several neuronal deficits and behavioral impairment have also been observed in different TRP knockout models (21,22).Additionally, TRP channel function has been associated with the onset and the progression of several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer (23), Parkinson (24,25), stroke and hypoxia (11,12), among others.The main mechanisms that underlie the roles played by TRP channels in disease were recently summarized by Nilius (26).
In this review, we intend to summarize some recent intriguing findings that correlate TRP function with some polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially the omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids.The roles played by n-3 fatty acids in cell signaling pathways that can both control or be controlled by TRP channels in neurodegenerative processes will be emphasized.Some protein-lipid interactions that occur on the cell membrane and other direct actions of n-3 fatty acids on TRP function and possible cross-talks that can occur between their downstream pathways will be also discussed.

TRP channels are involved in excitotoxicity and oxidant-induced cell toxicity
A large number of TRP channels permit the influx of large amounts of Ca 2+ (8) and might be involved in excitotoxicity and oxidative damage in neuronal tissue.Both processes have been extensively correlated with the emergence and progression of a large number of neurodegenerative diseases that share Ca 2+ imbalance and consequent oxidativemediated neuronal injury as triggering and maintaining processes (27).
Excitotoxicity is known to cause cell death mediated by profuse cytoplasmic Ca 2+ entry through N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) and non-NMDA glutamate receptors, as well as through L-type voltage-gated channels, leading to consequent protease activation and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS, respectively) production (28).Antiexcitotoxic therapy is a strategy used for the treatment of stroke in clinical practice, which consists of the antagonism of such channels, but which cannot completely abrogate neuronal death (29).At the onset of hypoxia and glucose deprivation, disruption of mitochondrial function and depletion of ATP reduces the synaptic capability to control both neurotransmitter release and its clearance from the synaptic cleft, causing massive activation of glutamate receptors at first, and therefore desensitizing such receptors (28).The main effects of anti-excitotoxic therapy is observed when treatment is applied during the first minutes after hypoxia, strongly suggesting that glutamate excitotoxicity plays a role in neuronal cell death only in the first minutes after hypoxia and glucose deprivation (29).
The second phase of cell death that occurs in hypoxia and glucose deprivation seems not to depend on the activation of amino acid receptors (28), possibly indicating that other ionic channels might play a role in this process.It was recently shown that Ca 2+ conductance through TRPM7 is an important requirement for triggering neuronal death in oxygen and glucose deprivation models (12).In fact, both TRPM2 and TRPM7 channels seem to be involved in neuronal cell death induced by oxidative stress.These proteins form Ca 2+ -permeable channels that are gated by ROS and RNS.TRPM7 blockade reduces cell death in ischemic models.Ca 2+ influx through those channels is also responsible for ROS and RNS production, which positively regulate TRPM7 function.These results are particularly relevant because they indicate that ROS and RNS production induced by TRPM7 currents may cause a positive feedback loop responsible for the exacerbation of cell death in prolonged hypoxia and glucose deprivation (12).
Interestingly, Mg 2+ homeostasis may also contribute to ROS-mediated TRP signaling.Free Mg 2+ or Mg 2+ -ATP is able to inhibit TRPM7 channel ion flux (30).It is believed that TRPM7 channels are a main route for Mg 2+ influx in the central nervous system (31), whereas Mg 2+ /ATPdependent antiporters mediate the extrusion of Mg 2+ in exchange for other ions.When ATP is low, the intracellular concentration of free Mg 2+ is assumed to rise (32,33).The rise of intracellular Mg 2+ could thus inhibit TRPM7.However, it is not yet known which signaling pathway is most relevant for TRPM7 function in vivo, whether that mediated by Mg 2+ or the one mediated by ROS/RNS.It is possible that normal oxygen and glucose level restoration (reperfusion) would induce the normal functioning of Mg 2+ /ATP-dependent pumps, thus reducing the inhibition of TRPM7 channels caused by Mg 2+ .Additionally, it is well documented that reperfusion allows the increase of ROS and RNS levels and cell damage mediated by such species, which is mainly due to severe reduction of antioxidant defenses (34), and a vicious cycle could be triggered by the activation of TRPM7 and consequent ROS/ RNS production due to Ca 2+ overload.Strengthening this idea, TRPM7 suppression with viral vectors bearing shRNA protected hippocampal CA1 neurons and preserved both cell morphology and function against ischemia-induced cell death (11).Therefore, it seems clear that TRPM7 channels are involved in ROS-mediated neuronal death.
TRPM2 channel function is also controlled by oxidants.H 2 O 2 at micromolar concentrations that do not cause cell death directly, and the superoxide donor dithionite caused Ca 2+ influx through TRPM2 channels in HEK cells.The reduction of both glutathione and thioredoxin function and the incubation of the nitric oxide (NO) donor SNAP potentiated the effects of H 2 O 2 on Ca 2+ influx.Moreover, H 2 O 2 reduced cell viability in a dose-dependent manner (35).In neurons, micromolar H 2 O 2 also activated TRPM2, leading to Ca 2+ overload and cell death, and down-regulation of TRPM2 with siRNA decreased both Ca 2+ influx and cell death elicited by H 2 O 2 (36).Interestingly, H 2 O 2 can also elicit TRPM2-mediated Ca 2+ currents in microglial cells, and previous LPS treatment largely potentiated this effect (37), indicating that these receptors might be secondary modulators of microglial function.TRPM2 currents are also triggered by ADP-ribose.Oxidative and nitrosative stress can enhance ADP-ribose production by the nucleus and by mitochondrial metabolism (38).In the former case, oxidants can cause DNA damage, and the DNA repair machinery generates ADP-ribose as a by-product.It was recently demonstrated that H 2 O 2 and the nitrosothiol donor N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine enhanced ADP-ribose production, which in turn also caused TRPM2 Ca 2+ influx (10).Taken together, these results indicate that TRPM2 might be a cell sensor for redox status in the normal and diseased neuronal tissue.
The function of other TRP channels such as TRPC3 and TRPC4 can also be triggered by oxidative stress (14,15).The mechanisms found so far to explain the sensitivity of TRPC channels to oxidants suggest that the final routes that culminate in TRPC activation are the activation of phospholipase C (PLC) and of tyrosine kinase receptors (RTKs).PLC and its downstream effectors can positively modulate the function of several TRPCs (5).Pharmacological inhibition of PLC prevented TRPC3-mediated cationic flux triggered by oxidants (15).On the other hand, expression, downregulation and functional disruption of Src kinases also reduce TRPC3 activation.Given that Src kinases can be activated in oxidative conditions, it is at least suggestive that RTK signaling could have a role in oxidant-induced TRPC3 function.
Ca 2+ -mediated NO production can also ensue as a consequence of TRP activation.Some TRP channels can also control or be controlled by NO or NO-dependent signaling.NO can both mediate the nitrosylation of specific cysteine residues (S-nitrosylation) (39) or, after its reaction with other ROS, it can increase the generation of other oxidants involved in nitration (40).Our group has studied the participation of TRPV1 channels and correlated receptors in retinal development and neuronal degeneration that occur after optic nerve damage (13,(41)(42)(43).It seems that signaling through TRPV1 channels is partially responsible for excessive NO production and consequent protein nitration in both retinal neuronal and glial cells (13).Although TRPV1 channels are not directly involved in acute cell death after optic nerve axotomy, our results indicate that their function collaborates with gliosis of Müller cells, which seems to occur as a result of increased protein nitration (13).Another mechanism that might be involved is that the direct activation of TRPV1 receptors could trigger glutamate release (9,16,44), which in turn could lead to excitotoxicity.
More research is clearly needed to elucidate the possible participation of these channels in processes in which signaling mediated by ROS and RNS is associated with neuronal cell death in the brain, such as stroke, epilepsy, and Alzheimer's disease, among others.The development of selective drugs to modulate these channels will be certainly of great value for future research and for clinical trials.

Direct modulation of TRP channels by n-3 fatty acids
Possible direct and indirect interactions between n-3 fatty acids and TRP channels are summarized in Figure 2. n-3 fatty acids and their derivatives can control neuronal excitability through the modulation of several ionic channels.In the last few years, several lines of evidence have indicated that TRP channel function can be modulated both directly and indirectly by n-3 fatty acids.One of the most important findings in the field was reported by Ahern et al. (45).It was demonstrated that the n-3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) at physiological concentrations have the ability to evoke small TRPV1 currents, which seems to be dependent on the previous sensitization of the channel by protein kinase C (PKC).DHA also reduced the voltage dependence for the activation of TRPV1, which could indicate that DHA can turn TRPV1 more prone to open at physiological voltages.On the other hand, these investigators also found that both DHA and EPA can displace [ 3 H]-resiniferatoxin binding, while DHA, at concentrations that displace almost 100% of [ 3 H]-resiniferatoxin binding, induced currents that can be considered small when compared to those elicited by the vanilloid capsaicin.In fact, α-linolenic acid, EPA, arachidonic acid, and γ-linolenic acid also reduced the current evoked by several vanilloids (45).These results suggest that these n-3 fatty acids can modulate TRPV1 directly at the vanilloid binding site, or that they could allosterically interact with the receptor, thus inducing changes in the channel structure that both avoid [ 3 H]-resiniferatoxin binding and cause conformational changes responsible for channel opening.This idea is supported by the recent finding that DHA and other amphiphiles can increase membrane elasticity and can therefore modulate the function of membrane-embedded channels (46), which supports the general idea that the cellular lipid bilayer can also modulate protein function allosterically, including some ionic channels (47).
These results show clearly that TRPV1 currents are modulated by several PUFAs, which seem to reduce the ability of the vanilloid agonists to induce a large cationic influx.Supporting this idea, it has been demonstrated that α-linolenic acid and other n-3 fatty acids also inhibited the cold-sensitive TRPM8 and TRPV1 channels (48,49).Whether these effects are due to the action of these PUFAs on the agonist binding site or are due to conformational changes caused by different TRP protein interactions with the lipid bilayer still requires further experimental efforts.
The ability of n-3 PUFAs to reduce TRPV1 activation is extremely exciting, since it adds another type of interaction between TRPs and n-3 fatty acids different from the classical indirect relationship that is known to occur between n-3 fatty acids and n-6 fatty acids, arachidonic acid derivatives, which include some TRPV1 agonists.Several TRPV1 ligands are lipoxygenase derivatives of arachidonic acid (6).It seems that n-3 fatty acids are also able to compete with arachidonic acid as substrates for lipoxygenases and cyclooxygenases, possibly being implicated in the reduction of the final production of inflammatory mediators that could activate the TRPV1 channel (50).Despite the fact that these results are confined to TRPV1 channels, they may shed a new light on the research on the physiology of other TRP channels.Several other TRP channels such as TRPV3, TRPV4, and TRPA1 can be modulated by arachidonic acid and its derivatives (51)(52)(53), and the availability and disposal of arachidonic acid is essential for the production of such compounds (54).n-3 fatty acids can also compete with other fatty acids, including arachidonic acid, both reducing the precursors of inflammatory mediators and forming diverse diacylglycerol (DAG) compounds (55), which could reduce the activation of several protein kinases that differentially modulate the function of multiple TRP channels (7).

Indirect modulation of TRP channels by n-3 fatty acids
Epidemiological studies and animal models have demonstrated that PUFAs are crucial for the normal function of the brain.In aged rats, spatial memory and hippocampal long-term potentiation can be improved with dietary supplementation of arachidonic acid and the memory function of human subjects is significantly improved with PUFA supplementation (56)(57)(58).DHA is also essential for neural development and brain function (59), and is responsible for the antiapoptotic effect on neuronal death and the prevention of ischemic brain damage (60,61).In this regard, the activation of PUFA-sensitive receptors might have an important participation in these processes.
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), members of the large family of the seven transmembrane domain receptors, are known to play physiological roles in response to free fatty acids.GPR40 is a member of the subfamily of homologous GPCRs that include GPR41 and GPR43.GPR40 was reported to be preferentially expressed in human and rodent pancreas and in human brain, and the ligands of GPR40 are medium-and long-chain fatty acids, such as oleic, arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids (62,63).Fatty acids binding to GPR40 activate a heterotrimeric Gprotein containing the α subunit of the Gq protein, which is known to stimulate PLC activity.This enzyme converts phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate to DAG and inositol triphosphate (IP3).DAG is a well-known PKC activator and IP3 participates in endoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+ extrusion.PKC phosphorylates a large number of TRP channels at multiple sites, and several TRP channels can be sensitized by PKC, such as TRPV1, TRPV4 and TRPC1, whereas almost all other TRPC channels, in addition to TRPM4 and TRPM8, appear to be desensitized by PKC phosphorylation (64,65).Furthermore, DAG can modulate the gating of a large number of TRPCs, whereas IP3-mediated intracellular Ca 2+ store depletion might activate a few TRPs (66).
The function of GPR40 in the nervous system is unknown.GPR40 is expressed in neurons of the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, cerebellum, substantia nigra, pons, medulla oblongata, spinal cord, and the pituitary gland.Furthermore, GPR40 was detected in astrocytes of the cerebral white matter, the molecular layer and multiform layer of the cerebral cortex, and in astrocytes within the progenitor cell niche, such as the subventricular zone (SVZ) along the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle, and the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the hippocampal dentate gyrus of adult monkeys (67).Endothelial cells of the SGZ express GPR40 (68), which could represent an important element of the angiogenic niche, where recruitment and subsequent remodeling are associated with neurogenesis.The ubiquitous distribution of this receptor in the primate brain suggests that fatty acids might act as extracellular signaling molecules to regulate neuronal function.
Increased expression of GPR40 in the SGZ niche has been demonstrated in the second week after global cerebral ischemia in monkeys (68).It has been speculated that the postischemic increase of GPR40 in endothelial cells and newborn astrocytes may be able to enhance local DHA concentration, since only astrocytes can synthesize DHA in the nervous system (69).Also, DHA may function as an extracellular signaling molecule leading to the generation and differentiation of neural progenitors and newborn neurons through the up-regulation and activation of GPR40 (68).In this process, fatty acid-binding proteins might participate in the maintenance of appropriate levels of PUFAs in the neurogenic niche, which are required for the postischemic neurogenesis, contributing to the proliferation of neural progenitor cells (70).
DHA-induced neuronal differentiation, neurite growth and branching of adult rat stem cells are all mediated by a mechanism that involves GPR40 signaling in rat neural stem www.bjournal.com.brBraz J Med Biol Res 44 (11) 2011 cells (NSC) transfected with the GPR40 gene (71).Ca 2+ mobilization induced by DHA in GPR40-expressing NSC was completely blocked by the inhibition of the IP3 receptor, an important element activated by GPR40 signaling (71).
It is extremely interesting to note that several Gq-and DAG-sensitive TRP channels such as TRPCs ( 5) have also been related to the extension of neurites and growth of neuronal cones (4).However, it still remains completely obscure if GPR40 receptors can modulate the function of TRP channels.Despite the recent cloning of GPR40 and the fact that available data in the literature on brain GPR40, although important, are still limited, it seems at least strongly suggestive that some cross-links might occur.Both GPR40 receptors and a large number of TRP channels are widely expressed in the central nervous system, and several subproducts of GPR40 activation are well-known TRP activators.The next question that could be asked to address this issue is where and how those signaling systems could share their function in neuronal tissue.
Recent findings also indicate that TRP channel function can be modulated by resolvins.Resolvins from the families "E" and "D" are oxidized products from the n-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, respectively (72).Resolvin binding on GPCRs seems to be part of the mechanism that underlies their action.The function of resolvins has been extensively associated with cellular protection and cessation of the inflammatory signaling (72).Resolvin D1 reduced the activation of the channels TRPA1, TRPV3 and TRPV4 by specific agonists.However, the most exciting finding was that the blockade of specific GPCR cascades did not disrupt the attenuation of TRP channel activity, thus indicating that resolvin D1 may bind and block these TRP channels directly (73).On the other hand, it was shown that resolvin E1 reduced TRPV1-mediated glutamate release through its action on the Gαi-protein-coupled receptor ChemR23 (74).These results are extremely challenging, given that resolvins are lipoxygenase products as much as several endogenous ligands of TRPV1 receptors (6,72).
Since preferential metabolization of n-3 fatty acids or arachidonic acid by lipoxygenase seems to be dependent on diverse factors, such as previous acetylation of cyclooxygenase 2 by aspirin or by substrate disposal (50,72), any therapeutic attempt must consider that new drugs that may alter substrate availability, or even classic non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, might modulate directly or indirectly the signaling mediated by n-3 fatty acids in TRP channels.

TRPs can also be good, and n-3 fatty acids can harm
Existing evidence indicates that no general rule can be applied to the function of both n-3 fatty acids and TRP channels in the brain.The function of several TRP channels is extremely important for normal brain development (75) and neuronal survival in the adult.As an example, the function of TRPC1 channels has been implicated in the survival of SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells treated with MPP + (24), a widely used neurotoxin employed in animal models of Parkinson's disease.TRPC1 receptors are highly expressed in the substantia nigra (76), and these results clearly show that the modulation of Ca 2+ influx mediated by those channels might be an interesting pharmacological tool for future studies on Parkinson's disease.
On the other hand, increased production of oxidant and oxidized products by n-3 fatty acids has been extensively demonstrated in tumors and tumoral cell lines (for a review, see Ref. 77).n-3 fatty acids and other PUFAs can alter mitochondrial metabolism, resulting in increased ROS production and mitochondrial respiratory chain impairment, which can ultimately lead to ATP depletion and ionic imbalance (77).In this scenario, cells might have no time to adapt to the new Ca 2+ levels (78), and cell death may eventually occur.Furthermore, DHA-enriched diets were reported to increase the enzymatic activity of brain NO synthase (79), which might contribute to TRP channel opening.As mentioned before, NO can also participate in the process of S-nitrosylation, which is a physiological and reversible process controlled by NO levels and by the cellular redox status, thus enabling NO to modulate the function of many proteins (39).S-nitrosylation has been reported to modulate the function of several TRP channels, and it seems that nitrosylation increases the sensitivity of these channels (80).These few examples clearly show that the intermodulation of TRP channels and n-3 fatty acids is very far from any generalization, and a particular analysis concerning membrane interactions, cellular particularities, microenvironment, and the types of TRP channels and PUFAs, as well as other neurotransmitters and interacting pathways, must be cautiously considered before any analysis.

Conclusions
Considering the results obtained thus far, it seems that n-3 fatty acids tend to be neuroprotective, but it is impossible to assert that they have only a single and general implication in TRP function in the central nervous system.Instead, the above data indicate that n-3 fatty acids can modulate TRP at multiple levels.If, on the one hand, TRP function can be elicited by n-3 fatty acids, on the other hand, some reports indicate that the evoked currents are apparently smaller than those observed with other agonists.This indicates that n-3 fatty acids may attenuate large disparities in Ca 2+ flow (i.e., no flow versus large flow), which may essentially be at the root of Ca 2+ excitotoxicity.Furthermore, microenvironmental factors must be taken into account when dealing with the possible therapeutics of n-3 fatty acids applied to TRP-involved dysfunctions, given that neuronal cell populations of a given area might respond differently when facing similar drugs or when exposed to a particular lipid profile.
It should also be remembered that tumors and tumoral cell lines, due to several factors including their large energy and protein synthesis demand, are expected to behave quite differently when compared to normal cells.In conclusion, the relationship of TRP channels and n-3 fatty acids is still far from being completely elucidated, although the few examples shown here are extremely encouraging for future research on the possible interactions between TRP channels and n-3 fatty acids under both physiological and pathological conditions.

Figure 1 .
Figure 1.Structure of the prototypical transient receptor potential (TRP) channel, TRPV1.The TRPV1 channel is a six transmembrane-spanning protein, and the pore (P, yellow) is formed by the fifth and sixth transmembrane domains.It has three ankirin repeats (pink box) and a Ca 2+ /calmodulin-interacting site (dark blue box) in the N-terminal ending.The C-terminal ending has an interacting site for phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP 2 ; orange box).Several residues (green circles) can be phosphorylated by both the protein kinases C and A (PKC and PKA, respectively).The vanilloid agonist sites (red circles) are located in intracellular loops and in the fourth transmembrane domain.It is interesting to note that both heat and proton detection are mediated by specific residues located in extracellular protein loops.Adapted from Refs.81-83.

Figure 2 .
Figure 2. Presumptive mechanisms of action of n-3 fatty acids in TRP channels.A, n-3 fatty acids can compete with arachidonic acid and other lipids for PLA 2 .n-3 fatty acids can subsequently act directly on TRP channels or after their oxygenation by lipoxygenases.B, n-3 fatty acids can increase membrane elasticity and alter the biophysical properties of TRP channels.C, n-3 fatty acids could also exert their effects on Gαq-coupled receptors, which in turn activate phospholipase C (PLC), with subsequent DAG and IP 3 release.DAG may activate several TRP channels and IP 3 could promote the depletion of intracellular Ca 2+ stores, which may also impact the modulation of TRP channels.D, Resolvins may also bind to the Gαi-coupled receptor ChemR23, which can modulate several pathways that modulate TRP channel function.TRP = transient receptor potential; PLA 2 = phospholipase 2; DAG = diacylglycerol; IP 3 = inositol triphosphate.