Pharmacology of Itch /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cowan, Alan. (Editor), Yosipovitch, Gil. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 226
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Historical Background
  • Epidemiology of the Burden of Chronic Itch
  • Neurophysiology and Itch Pathways
  • Brain Mechanisms of Chronic Itch
  • Mouse and Human Models of Itch. Transient Receptor Potential Channels and Itch
  • Cytokines and Itch
  • Role of Mrgpr Family of Receptors and Itch
  • Protease-activated Receptor Agonists and Itch
  • VGLUT2-dependent Sensory Neurons and Itch
  • Identification and Characterization of Spinal Inhibitory Neurons That Inhibit Itch
  • Noradrenergic Itch Transmission in the Spinal Cord
  • NK-1 Antagonists and Itch
  • Cannabinoids and Itch
  • Antihistamines and Itch
  • Targeting Itch with Ligands Selective for k Opioid Receptors
  • Neuraxial Opioid-induced Scratching and Its Pharmacological Antagonism
  • Topical Therapies
  • Allergic Itch in Dogs.