supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82271542);the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(cstc2020jcyj-msxm X0391 and cstc2019jcyj-msxm X0269);the Chongqing Medical Scientific Research Project(Joint project of Chongqing Health Commission and Science and Technology Bureau)(2023ZDXM001).
Itch is an unpleasant sensation that urges people and animals to scratch.Neuroimaging studies on itch have yielded extensive correlations with diverse cortical and subcortical regions,including the insular lobe.Howeve...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81873787,81961128024,32170994,and 82201362);Shanghai Natural Science Foundation(18ZR1424800 and 20ZR1430000);a Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(2018SHZDZX05);the innovative research team of high-level local universities in Shanghai.
Itch is an unpleasant sensation that provokes the desire to scratch.While acute itch serves as a protec-tive system to warn the body of external irritating agents,chronic itch is a debilitating but poorly-treated clin...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China(81620108008 and 31971112);the Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi Province,China(2021TD-57).
We have published two special issues on pain and itch in Neuroscience Bulletin that cover their peripheral,central,and glial mechanisms[1,2],The first special was published in 2012[1],highlighting several topics such ...
supported by the National Research Foundation(NRF)funded by the Ministry of Science,ICT&Future Planning(NRF-2018R1A5A2024418 and NRF-2021R1A2C3003334);the Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Education(NRF-2020R1I1A1A01068037).
Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species(mROS)that are overproduced by mitochondrial dysfunction are linked to pathological conditions including sensory abnormalities.Here,we explored whether mROS overproduction induces ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81971034);The Innovative Research Team of High-level Local Universities in Shanghai,Shanghai Pujiang Program(19PJ1401700);Building Project for Innovative team of National Traditional Chinese Medicine,and The Program for Professor of Special Appointment(Eastern Scholar)at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning,and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu High Education Institutions(PAPD).
Dear Editor,Cancer-associated itch can be described as pruritus associated with malignancy.Although intractable itch associated with specific types of cancer afflicts patients badly,few effective treatments are availa...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32030048,31970938,and 31871064);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20191448).
Dear Editor,Itch(pruritus)is an unpleasant somatic sensation that is accompanied by the desire to scratch.While itch provides a warning signal that protects us from potential threats in normal conditions,severe or chr...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81870874);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(BK20170004);Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases(BM2013003)。
The unpleasant sensations itch and pain induce distinct behavioral patterns.Although both acute itch and pain serve protective functions,they are different sensory modalities.Itch stimuli lead to the scratching reflex...
TL was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81870874,31371179,81300968);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(BK20170004 and 2015-JY-029).XL was supported by the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province,China(KYCX17_2034).
Itch(also called pruritus)is an unpleasant somatosensation that evokes a desire or reflex to scratch in humans and other mammals[1],Itch is now considered to be a unique sensory modality that is encoded by a labeled l...
supported by NIH-NIDA T32 Training Grant 5T32DA007261-23;a W.M.Keck Fellowship;supported by NIH Grants 1ROIAR056318-06,R21NS088861-01A1,R01NS094344,R01 DA037261-01A1,and R56AR064294-01A1
Peripheral itch stimuli are transmitted by sensory neurons to the spinal cord dorsal horn, which then transmits the information to the brain. The molecular and cellular mechanisms within the dorsal horn for itch trans...
supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 15H02522;the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology(CREST)program;the Practical Research Project for Allergic Diseases and Immunology(Research on Allergic Diseases and Immunology)from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development;the Toray Science Foundation;Takeda Science Foundation;The Nakatomi Foundation
Chronic pain and itch are a pathological operation of the somatosensory system at the levels of primary sensory neurons, spinal cord and brain. Pain and itch are clearly distinct sensations, and recent studies have re...