Abdominal TRPV1 channel desensitization enhances stress-induced hyperthermia during social stress in rats

•TRPV1 desensitization increased CBT and BAT temperature but did not change tail skin temperature and HR during rest;•Abdominal TRPV1 desensitization intensified the social stress-mediated CBT and BAT increases;•TRPV1 abolished the increase in tail skin temperature that occurs during and after social stress;•TRPV1 desensitization delayed the HR recovery after the exposure to social stress.