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
2017
Cl− channel is required for CXCL10-induced neuronal activation and itch response in a murine model of allergic contact dermatitis
Qu L, Fu K, Shimada SG, LaMotte RH. Cl− channel is required for CXCL10-induced neuronal activation and itch response in a murine model of allergic contact dermatitis. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2017, 118: 619-624. PMID: 28446581, PMCID: PMC5511864, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00187.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic contact dermatitisSquaric acid dibutylesterAllergic itchNeuronal activationContact hypersensitivityContact dermatitisMurine modelItch-related scratching behaviorBehavioral effectsDorsal root ganglion neuronsItch-like behaviorsPrimary sensory neuronsWhole-cell recordingsPromising therapeutic targetPersistent itchItch responseIonic mechanismsGanglion neuronsScratching behaviorChannel blockersCXCL10Sensory neuronsTherapeutic targetChannel inhibitorsCell recordings
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