Overexpression of the gastrin-releasing peptide in cutaneous nerve fibers and its receptor in the spinal cord in primates with chronic itch

J Invest Dermatol. 2013 Oct;133(10):2489-2492. doi: 10.1038/jid.2013.166. Epub 2013 Apr 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chronic Disease
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Gastrin-Releasing Peptide / genetics*
  • Gastrin-Releasing Peptide / metabolism
  • Macaca fascicularis
  • Nerve Fibers / physiology*
  • Pruritus / genetics*
  • Pruritus / physiopathology
  • Receptors, Bombesin / genetics*
  • Receptors, Bombesin / metabolism
  • Skin / innervation
  • Spinal Cord / physiology*

Substances

  • Receptors, Bombesin
  • Gastrin-Releasing Peptide