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Interleukin-31 as a Clinical Target for Pruritus Treatment [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 In recent years, the published literature has suggested the key involvement of the cytokine interleukin-31 (IL-31) in the symptomatology of pruritus, and both IL-31 and its receptor have become potential therapeutic targets for a range of pruritic ...
Kenji Kabashima, Hiroyuki Irie
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Development of the pruritus-associated stress scale: a cross-sectional pilot study. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne)BackgroundA significant relationship exists between perceived stress and the exacerbation and perpetuation of chronic pruritic dermatoses. Despite this, there is a notable absence of validated tools to specifically measure pruritus-associated stress ...
Royeck S +11 more
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Pruritus as a Distinctive Feature of Type 2 Inflammation
Vaccines, 2021 Pruritus is a common symptom of several skin diseases, both inflammatory and neoplastic. Pruritus might have a tremendous impact on patients’ quality of life and strongly interfere with sleep, social, and work activities.
Simone Garcovich +2 more
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British Journal of Dermatology, 2019 Moderate‐to‐severe atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic disease characterized by intense, persistent and debilitating itch, resulting in sleep deprivation, signs of anxiety and depression, impaired quality of life and reduced productivity.
Gil Yosipovitch
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Treatment of Uremic Pruritus: A Systematic Review
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2017 BACKGROUND Uremic pruritus is a common and burdensome symptom afflicting patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has been declared a priority for CKD research by patients. The optimal treatments for uremic pruritus are not well defined.
Paul Komenda, Blake Lerner, Nicole Askin
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Pruritus is known to be a common complication in hepatitis patients, but the exact frequency and degree are not fully elucidated. Thus, we evaluated pruritus of 450 patients with chronic liver disease at our hospital.
Shuhei Yoshikawa +18 more
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Metabolomic analysis of uremic pruritus in patients on hemodialysis.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Pruritus is a common debilitating symptom experienced by hemodialysis patients. Treatment is difficult because the cause of uremic pruritus is not known. This study addressed the hypothesis that pruritus is caused by solutes that accumulate in the plasma
Christian G Bolanos +4 more
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Have We Just Scratched the Surface? A Narrative Review of Uremic Pruritus in 2020
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2020 Purpose of review: Uremic pruritus is a highly prevalent and debilitating symptom in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Claire E. Martin +3 more
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Emerging role of interleukin‐31 and interleukin‐31 receptor in pruritus in atopic dermatitis
Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018 Takeshi Nakahara
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Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2022 Background and Aims Patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) often suffer with pruritus. We describe the impact of pruritus on quality of life and how it is managed in a real-world cohort.
M. Mayo +51 more
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