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Chronic Prurigo Including Prurigo Nodularis: New Insights and Treatments.

Chronic prurigo (CPG) is a neuroinflammatory, fibrotic dermatosis that is defined by the presence of chronic pruritus (itch lasting longer than 6 weeks), scratch-associated pruriginous skin lesions and history of […]

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Quantitative Sensory Testing to Characterize Sensory Changes in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Skin Lesions.

Pain is the most impactful symptom in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Characterization of sensory profiles may improve understanding of pain mechanisms in HS and facilitate identification of effective pain […]

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Role of the GRP/GRPR System in Regulating Brain Functions.

Re-examining the relationship between neuropeptide systems and neural circuits will help us to understand more intensively the critical role of neuropeptides in brain function as the neural circuits responsible for […]

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Effects of oral morphine on experimentally evoked itch and pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Pain and itch share similar neuronal networks; hence, it is difficult to explain why opioids can relieve pain but provoke itching. The present human volunteer study aimed to investigate the similarities […]

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Disease burden among patients with atopic dermatitis treated with systemic therapy for 4-12 months: results from the CorEvitas Atopic Dermatitis Registry.

Real-world data on the effectiveness of systemic therapy in atopic dermatitis (AD) are limited.

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Ultra-High Frequency UltraSound (UHFUS) Assessment of Barrier Function in Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis during Dupilumab Treatment.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease characterized by intense itching and inflammatory eczematous lesions. Biological disease-modifying drugs, such as dupilumab are recommended for patients with moderate-to-severe AD, […]

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Human Mast Cells Upregulate Cathepsin B, a Novel Marker of Itch in Psoriasis.

Mast cells (MCs) contribute to skin inflammation. In psoriasis, the activation of cutaneous neuroimmune networks commonly leads to itch. To dissect the unique contribution of MCs to the cutaneous neuroinflammatory […]

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Psychodermatology: Pruritus is associated with longer hospital stays and higher costs among psychiatric inpatients in the United States – National Inpatient Sample (2012-2015) Cross-Sectional Study.

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Global warming and implications for epithelial barrier disruption and respiratory and dermatologic allergic diseases.

Global warming has direct and indirect effects, as well as short- and long-term impacts on the respiratory and skin barriers. Extreme temperature directly affects the airway epithelial barrier by disrupting […]

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IL-31RA and TRPV1 Expression in Atopic Dermatitis Induced with Trinitrochlorobenzene in Nc/Nga Mice.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Interleukin 31 (IL-31), a novel cytokine in AD, causes pruritus, typically characteristic of AD patients. The transient receptor potential vanilloid […]

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