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Cooling the Itch via TRPM8.

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Liu, B; Jordt, S-E
Published in: J Invest Dermatol
June 2018

Cooling is an effective temporary remedy for itch, bringing welcome relief to itchy insect bites, nettle stings, poison ivy, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis. Menthol, causing a cooling sensation, has similar itch-relieving effects. Palkar et al. demonstrate that TRPM8, a menthol- and cold-activated ion channel, is essential for cooling to relieve itch, suggesting that pharmacologic TRPM8 activation should be explored further as an antipruritic strategy.

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J Invest Dermatol

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EISSN

1523-1747

Publication Date

June 2018

Volume

138

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1254 / 1256

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • TRPM Cation Channels
  • Neurons
  • Menthol
  • Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Liu, B., & Jordt, S.-E. (2018). Cooling the Itch via TRPM8. J Invest Dermatol, 138(6), 1254–1256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2018.01.020
Liu, Boyi, and Sven-Eric Jordt. “Cooling the Itch via TRPM8.J Invest Dermatol 138, no. 6 (June 2018): 1254–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2018.01.020.
Liu B, Jordt S-E. Cooling the Itch via TRPM8. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Jun;138(6):1254–6.
Liu, Boyi, and Sven-Eric Jordt. “Cooling the Itch via TRPM8.J Invest Dermatol, vol. 138, no. 6, June 2018, pp. 1254–56. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jid.2018.01.020.
Liu B, Jordt S-E. Cooling the Itch via TRPM8. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Jun;138(6):1254–1256.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Invest Dermatol

DOI

EISSN

1523-1747

Publication Date

June 2018

Volume

138

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1254 / 1256

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • TRPM Cation Channels
  • Neurons
  • Menthol
  • Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences