Development of Numerous Nerve Fibers in the Epidermis of Hairless Mice With Atopic Dermatitis-Like Pruritic Skin Inflammation
| Autor: | Takeshi Nabe, Masanori Fujii, Keisuke Akita, Nobuaki Mizutani, Shigekatsu Kohno |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Normal diet Anti-Inflammatory Agents Nerve fiber Dexamethasone Dermatitis Atopic Mice Nerve Fibers medicine Animals skin and connective tissue diseases Inflammation Pharmacology Mice Hairless integumentary system Epidermis (botany) business.industry Pruritus lcsh:RM1-950 Atopic dermatitis Scratching medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry Dermatology eye diseases Diet Hairless lcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology medicine.anatomical_structure Molecular Medicine Itching Female Indicators and Reagents sense organs Epidermis medicine.symptom business Ubiquitin Thiolesterase medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, Vol 104, Iss 3, Pp 243-251 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 1347-8648 1347-8613 |
| DOI: | 10.1254/jphs.fp0070436 |
| Popis: | Itching is the most important symptom in atopic dermatitis because the persistent scratching in response to itching aggravates the disease. However, the etiologic mechanisms of itching in atopic dermatitis remain uncertain. HR-1 hairless mice fed a special diet, HR-AD, develop atopic dermatitis-like symptoms with prolonged scratching episodes. The purpose of this study was to examine whether skin nerve fiber changes were involved in the prolonged scratching seen in this mouse model. On day 56 after the start of feeding, prolonged scratching, as well as atopic dermatitis-like skin changes, were clearly observed in HR-AD-fed mice, while no abnormal changes were observed in mice fed a normal diet. Immunohistochemical analyses of the skin using antibody to protein gene product 9.5 showed the development of numerous immunoreactive nerve fibers in the epidermis of HR-AD-fed mice. Furthermore, after cessation of HR-AD feeding, the reduction in intraepidermal nerve fibers coincided with decreased scratching. Neither the prolongation of scratching nor the increase in intraepidermal nerve fibers was affected by dexamethasone treatment. Thus, the increased number of intraepidermal nerve fibers could be involved in the aggravation of itch-related scratching observed in this model. Keywords:: itch, atopic dermatitis, nerve fiber, hairless mice, protein gene product 9.5 |
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