Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26385480›Full record

ReviewSeminars in immunopathology2016

Trp channels and itch.

Shuohao Sun, Xinzhong Dong

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In one paragraph

Review in Seminars in immunopathology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  5. Endosomal MrGPRX1 signaling sensitizes TRPV1 to enhance itch.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026
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  7. Endosomal MrGPRX1 signaling sensitizes TRPV1 to enhance itch.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
    Article
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  11. TRPA1-Related Diseases and Applications of Nanotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  16. TRPV3 Ion Channel: From Gene to Pharmacology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  20. Transient Receptor Potential Channels and Itch.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shuohao SunThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Xinzhong DongThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. xdong2@jhmi.edu.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

Functional analysis of the Mrg receptor family in pain sensationR01NS054791 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DONG, XINZHONG · 2007 to 2020
$5.0M
Neuronal subtype-specific plasticity in the acute to chronic pain transitionR01DE022750 · NIDCR · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CATERINA, MICHAEL J, DONG, XINZHONG · 2012 to 2016
$3.5M
Functional Analysis of Mrgpr Family in itch sensationR37NS054791 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Xinzhong Dong · 2022 to 2026
$2.9M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022750NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS054791NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS054791
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Itch is a unique sensation associated with the scratch reflex. Although the scratch reflex plays a protective role in daily life by removing irritants, chronic itch remains a clinical challenge. Despite urgent clinical need, itch has received relatively little research attention and its mechanisms have remained poorly understood until recently. The goal of the present review is to summarize our current understanding of the mechanisms of acute as well as chronic itch and classifications of the primary itch populations in relationship to transient receptor potential (Trp) channels, which play pivotal roles in multiple somatosensations. The convergent involvement of Trp channels in diverse itch signaling pathways suggests that Trp channels may serve as promising targets for chronic itch treatments.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntipruriticsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPruritusReceptors, CytokineReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal TransductionToll-Like ReceptorsTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsAntipruriticsReceptors, CytokineReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledToll-Like ReceptorsTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsDRG neuronsGPCRItchSkinTrp channel

Identifiers

PMID26385480
PMCPMC4798920
OpenAlexW1710719511

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