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ArticleThe Journal of physiology2017

Lysophosphatidic acid-induced itch is mediated by signalling of LPA

Hiroki Kittaka, Kunitoshi Uchida, Naomi Fukuta, Makoto Tominaga

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Hiroki KittakaDivision of Cell Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787, Japan.
Kunitoshi UchidaDivision of Cell Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787, Japan.
Naomi FukutaDivision of Cell Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787, Japan.
Makoto TominagaDivision of Cell Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3111-3772

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Abstract

key pointsLysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an itch mediator, but not a pain mediator by a cheek injection model. Dorsal root ganglion neurons directly respond to LPA depending on transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) and vanilloid 1 (TRPV1). LPA-induced itch-related behaviours are decreased in TRPA1-knockout (KO), TRPV1KO or TRPA1TRPV1 double KO mice. TRPA1 and TRPV1 channels are activated by intracellular LPA, but not by extracellular LPA following LPA ABSTRACT: Intractable and continuous itch sensations often accompany diseases such as atopic dermatitis, neurogenic lesions, uremia and cholestasis. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an itch mediator found in cholestatic itch patients and it induces acute itch and pain in experimental rodent models. However, the molecular mechanism by which LPA activates peripheral sensory neurons remains unknown. In this study, we used a cheek injection method in mice to reveal that LPA induced itch-related behaviours but not pain-related behaviours. The LPA-induced itch behaviour and cellular effects were dependent on transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) and vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), which are important for itch signal transduction. We also found that, among the six LPA receptors, the LPA

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AnimalsHEK293 CellsHumansLysophospholipidsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhospholipase DPruritusReceptors, Lysophosphatidic AcidSignal TransductionTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTRPA1 Cation ChannelTRPV Cation ChannelsLPAR5 protein, mouselysophosphatidic acidLysophospholipidsPhospholipase DReceptors, Lysophosphatidic AcidTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTRPA1 Cation ChannelTrpa1 protein, mouseTRPV1 protein, mouseTRPV Cation Channelsitchlysophosphatidic acidTRP channels

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PMID28176353
PMCPMC5390871

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