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ArticleEMBO reports2023

Descending dopaminergic pathway facilitates itch signal processing via activating spinal GRPR

Zhi-Jun Zhang, Han-Yu Shao, Chuan Liu, Hao-Lin Song, Xiao-Bo Wu, De-Li Cao, Meixuan Zhu, Yuan-Yuan Fu, Juan Wang, Yong-Jing Gao

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Article in EMBO reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Activation of mu-opioid receptors slows pacemaking in hypothalamic A11 dopamine neurons.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  4. Central neural circuits underlying itch sensation.Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhi-Jun Zhang *Institute of Pain Medicine and Special Environmental Medicine, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6996-8683
Han-Yu Shao *Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.
Chuan Liu *Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.
Hao-Lin Song *Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.
Xiao-Bo WuInstitute of Pain Medicine and Special Environmental Medicine, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5347-948X
De-Li CaoInstitute of Pain Medicine and Special Environmental Medicine, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.
Meixuan ZhuUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Yuan-Yuan FuInstitute of Pain Medicine and Special Environmental Medicine, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.
Juan WangDepartment of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.
Yong-Jing GaoInstitute of Pain Medicine and Special Environmental Medicine, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7432-7458
Nantong University · CNUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A11 dopaminergic neurons regulate somatosensory transduction by projecting from the diencephalon to the spinal cord, but the function of this descending projection in itch remained elusive. Here, we report that dopaminergic projection neurons from the A11 nucleus to the spinal dorsal horn (dopaminergic

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Receptors, BombesinSpinal CordDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsGastrin-Releasing PeptideGlutamic AcidHumansPruritusReceptors, AMPADopamineGastrin-Releasing PeptideGlutamic AcidReceptors, AMPAReceptors, BombesinA11dopamineDRD1GRPitch

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PMID37522391
PMCPMC10561366
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