A comparative discussion of A? and C fibres in different tissues -- The roles of spinal receptors in nociceptive responses -- Cutaneous hyperalgesia -- Capsaicin and pain mechanisms -- Nitric oxide and inflammatory pain -- Interactions between kinins and the inflammatory pain process -- Sensory neuropeptides, neurogenic inflammation and inflammatory cells -- Inflammatory pain and the joint -- Nerve growth factor and sensory nerve function -- The relationship between hyperalgesia and hyperresponsiveness in the lung -- Neuropeptides and the respiratory tract: Relevance to asthma and rhinitis -- Neuropeptides and the gut: Tachykinins and calcitonin gene-related peptide in intestinal inflammation and pain -- Regulation of meningeal blood flow by neuropeptides: Relevance to migraine -- Sensory peptides: Effects in ageing and wound healing -- Calcitonin gene-related peptides and their receptors -- Tachykinin receptors and the potential of tachykinin antagonists as clinically effective analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents