Antipruritic effect of cold-induced and transient receptor potentialagonist-induced counter-irritation on histaminergic itch in humans

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 63-70

  Andersen, Hjalte H ^a   Melholt, Camilla ^a   Hilborg, Sigurd D ^a   Jerwiarz, Anne ^a   Randers, Amalie ^a   Simoni, Amalie ^a   Elberling, Jesper ^b   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cold stimulation; Counterirritation; Histamine; Itch; TRPA1; TRPM8; TRPs

Indexed keywords

ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CINNAMALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; DOXEPIN; HISTAMINE; MENTHOL; TRANS CINNAMALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACROLEIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CINNAMALDEHYDE; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STIMULATION; URTICARIA; AGONISTS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; COLD; IMMUNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACROLEIN; ANTIPRURITICS; COLD TEMPERATURE; DOXEPIN; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTHOL; PRURITUS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006997574     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-2447     Document Type: Article

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