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Itch is an unpleasant cutaneous sensation that can arise following insect bites, exposure to plant ingredients, and some diseases. Itch can also have idiopathic causes. Itch sensations are thought to protect against external insults and toxic substances.
Makoto Tominaga
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Exacerbating factors of itch in atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD) displays different clinical symptoms, progress, and response to treatment during early infancy and after childhood. After the childhood period, itch appears first, followed by formation of well-circumscribed plaque or polymorphous ...
Hiroyuki Murota
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Phase-Space Modeling and Control of Robots in the Screw Theory Framework Using Geometric Algebra
The following paper talks about the dynamic modeling and control of robot manipulators using Hamilton’s equations in the screw theory framework. The difference between the proposed work with diverse methods in the literature is the ease of obtaining the ...
Jesús Alfonso Medrano-Hermosillo +3 more
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Itch Beyond the Skin—Mucosal Itch [PDF]
Itch is a nociceptive sensation linked with reflexes and cognitive motor actions. We traditionally think of itch as a sensation of the skin related to allergy, an insect sting or interestingly, anxiety and frustration. Less understood and considered are the physiological processes involved in the itching sensation that occurs at mucosal and junctional ...
Olivia J. Ly Lesslar +2 more
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Itch and neuropathic itch [PDF]
Abstract Neuropathic itch is a pathological condition that is due to damage within the nervous system. This type of itch can be severe and unrelenting, which has a very negative impact on quality of life. Neuropathic itch is more common than generally appreciated because most types of neuropathic pain have a neuropathic itch counterpart ...
Junichi, Hachisuka +2 more
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Crisaborole, a phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor, has been approved for the treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis is often associated with increased pain.
Darya Pavlenko +6 more
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Current and Emerging Therapies for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: A Narrative Review
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a condition in which wheals, angioedema, and pruritus occur spontaneously and recurrently for at least 6 weeks. The etiology of this disease is partially dependent on production of autoantibodies that activate and ...
Gil Yosipovitch +2 more
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Background: Chronic pruritus severely impacts the quality of life (QoL) of patients. Due to its multifactorial nature, the presence of factors that can predict itch-specific QoL needs comprehensive exploration.
Siri Choragudi, BS +2 more
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The role of gastrin related peptide (GRP+) neurons in itch is debated. Here, the authors generate a conditional knock-in mouse to label and manipulate GRP expressing DRG neurons and investigate their role in itch and nociception.
Devin M. Barry +11 more
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Itch itch with not a wink of sleep [PDF]
Key Clinical MessageA 55‐year‐old man of dark complexion presented with multiple extensive swellings over the chest, right upper arm, and left shoulder for 10 years. Swellings were hyperpigmented, firm, and intensely pruritic especially over the chest region.
Baruah, Rishiraj +1 more
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