New insights into the mechanisms of itch: are pain and itch controlled by distinct mechanisms?

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Summary

Chronic itch and chronic pain share many similar mechanisms, including peripheral sensitization (increased responses of primary sensory neurons to itch and pain mediators), central sensitized (hyperactivity of spinal projection neurons and excitatory interneurons), loss of inhibitory control in the spinal cord, and neuro-immune and Neuro-glial interactions.

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review
Published
2013-05-01
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Keywords

Neuroscience, Sensory system, Spinal cord, TRPV1, Medicine

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