Proteinase-activated receptor-2 mediates itch: A novel pathway for pruritus in human skin

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 6176-6180

  Steinhoff, Martin ^c   Neisius, Ulrich ^a   Ikoma, Akihiko ^a   Fartasch, Manigé ^a   Heyer, Gisela ^a   Skov, Per S ^b   Luger, Thomas A ^c   Schmelz, Martin ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopy; Neuroimmunology; Neurophysiology; Protease activated receptors; Sensory nerve; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PRURITUS; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0038720558     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-15-06176.2003     Document Type: Article

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