2024
Allergic Contact Dermatitis: A Model of Inflammatory Itch and Pain in Human and Mouse
LaMotte R. Allergic Contact Dermatitis: A Model of Inflammatory Itch and Pain in Human and Mouse. 2024, 23-32. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-8921-8_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSquaric acid dibutyl esterAllergic contact dermatitisPersistent itchingPathogenesis of allergic contact dermatitisPain-like behaviorsMechanically evoked itchMechanisms of itchPeripheral neural mechanismsClinically significant problemReceptor CXCR3Excitatory responsesIP-10Chemokine CXCL10In vivo recordingsCutaneous sitesLocal inflammationSpontaneous activityPruritic disordersAnimal modelsPainTopical applicationItchingItch disordersMiceTherapeutic target
2016
Allergic Contact Dermatitis: A Model of Inflammatory Itch and Pain in Human and Mouse
LaMotte RH. Allergic Contact Dermatitis: A Model of Inflammatory Itch and Pain in Human and Mouse. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2016, 904: 23-32. PMID: 26900060, PMCID: PMC4910628, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7537-3_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic contact dermatitisPersistent itchPathogenesis of ACDSquaric acid dibutyl esterPain-like behaviorsSmall-diameter neuronsPeripheral neural mechanismsPossible therapeutic targetInflammatory itchPruritic disordersCutaneous sitesChemokine CXCL10Excitatory responsesLocal inflammationReceptor CXCR3Contact dermatitisUnmyelinated axonsSpontaneous activityTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsPainSubsequent challengeTopical applicationItchMice
1992
Pain, hyperalgesia and activity in nociceptive C units in humans after intradermal injection of capsaicin.
LaMotte R, Lundberg L, Torebjörk H. Pain, hyperalgesia and activity in nociceptive C units in humans after intradermal injection of capsaicin. The Journal Of Physiology 1992, 448: 749-764. PMID: 1593488, PMCID: PMC1176226, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of painMagnitude of painC-nociceptorsCapsaicin injectionMechanical hyperalgesiaIntradermal injectionTopical applicationReceptive fieldsC-mechanoheat nociceptorsEffects of capsaicinMean discharge rateCutaneous hyperalgesiaHyperalgesic areaUnchanged responsivenessBackground painAlgesic substancesPeroneal nerveNociceptor excitabilityNociceptor responsesPain thresholdMechanical stimuliNociceptor dischargeIntense painConcomitant painAwake humans