| Literature DB >> 1252358 |
C R Lovell, P A Burton, E H Duncan, J L Burton.
Abstract
We have found that pretreatment of human skin with prostaglandin E1 significantly lowers the threshold of human skin to itching evoked by both histamine and papain. Prostaglandins may thus potentiate pruritus in inflammatory skin disease, presumably by a non-specific effect on nerve-endings.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 1252358 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb04383.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Dermatol ISSN: 0007-0963 Impact factor: 9.302