Itching for insight.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2009.12.012.
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Abstract
The itch sensation results from the excitation of primary sensory nerve endings in the skin, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not completely understood. Liu et al. (2009) now report that some members of the Mrgpr class of G protein-coupled receptors mediate the itch caused by the antimalarial drug chloroquine.
Medical subject headings
- Pruritus