Ethanol aggravates itch-related scratching in hairless mice developing atopic dermatitis

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 611, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 92-99

  Fujii, Masanori ^a   Nakamura, Takeshi ^a   Fukuno, Shuhei ^a   Mizutani, Nobuaki ^a   Nabe, Takeshi ^a   Kohno, Shigekatsu ^a  

^a KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Hairless mouse); Atopic dermatitis; CNS; Ethanol; Itch

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALCOHOL; BICUCULLINE; CAPSAZEPINE; CINCHOCAINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NALTREXONE; PETROLATUM; PICROTOXIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; ETHANOL INDUCED SCRATCHING; FEMALE; HAIRLESS MOUSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WRINKLE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIBUCAINE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, HAIRLESS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NALTREXONE; PETROLATUM; PRURITUS; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67349125157     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.03.051     Document Type: Article

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