Different dorsal horn neurons responding to histamine and allergic itch stimuli
- 7 May 2008
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in NeuroReport
- Vol. 19 (7), 723-726
- https://doi.org/10.1097/wnr.0b013e3282fdf6c5
Abstract
We examined whether different itch signals converge on the same dorsal horn neurons in mice. Intradermal injections of histamine and SLIGRL-NH2 (protease-activated receptor-2 agonist) induced scratching in naive mice and so did mosquito allergen in sensitized mice. These stimuli induced Fos expression in cells in the superficial dorsal horn. Fos-positive cells were mainly distributed within the isolectin B4-labeled region (inner aspect of lamina II) after histamine injection. In contrast, they were in the region dorsal to the isolectin B4-labeled region after injections of SLIGRL-NH2 and mosquito allergen. These results suggest that allergic itch signal is mediated by primary afferents expressing protease-activated receptor-2 and the neurons receiving signals of protease-associated itch and allergy-associated itch are different from those of histamine-induced itch.Keywords
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