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ArticleScience advances2024

Kappa opioids inhibit spinal output neurons to suppress itch.

Tayler D Sheahan, Charles A Warwick, Abby Y Cui, David A A Baranger, Vijay J Perry, Kelly M Smith, Allison P Manalo, Eileen K Nguyen, H Richard Koerber, Sarah E Ross

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Article in Science advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Triazole 187 is a biased KOR agonist that suppresses itch without sedation and induces anxiolytic-like behaviors in mice.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  7. 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.

Tayler D SheahanPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5015-0600
Charles A WarwickPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6244-9821
Abby Y CuiPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5333-5080
David A A BarangerDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6659-357X
Vijay J PerryPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-8251-8103
Kelly M SmithPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Allison P ManaloPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3616-5416
Eileen K NguyenPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2282-4222
H Richard KoerberPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sarah E RossPittsburgh Center for Pain Research and Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2593-3133

Funding

Defining Mechanisms of Pain Relief Associated with Dorsal Root Ganglion and Spinal Cord StimulationRM1NS128775 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KOERBER, H RICHARD, LEMPKA, SCOTT F · 2022 to 2025
$9.6M
Investigating the Neural Circuits of ItchR01AR063772 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI H Richard Koerber, Sarah Elizabeth Ross · 2013 to 2026
$6.9M
Molecular genetic dissection of the spinal microcircuits of wind-upR01NS096705 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KOERBER, H RICHARD, ROSS, SARAH ELIZABETH · 2016 to 2025
$5.1M
Understanding spinal neuropeptide signaling in itchK99NS126569 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SHEAHAN, TAYLER · 2022 to 2023
$244k
Understanding the spinal circuitry of coldF32NS110155 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SHEAHAN, TAYLER · 2018 to 2021
$225k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR063772NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS110155NINDS NIH HHS K99 NS126569NINDS NIH HHS L30 NS113129NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS096705NINDS NIH HHS RM1 NS128775
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Itch is a protective sensation that drives scratching. Although specific cell types have been proposed to underlie itch, the neural basis for itch remains unclear. Here, we used two-photon Ca

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MorphinansPruritusReceptors, BombesinReceptors, Opioid, kappaAnimalsInterneuronsMaleMiceNeuronsSpinal CordSpiro CompoundsMorphinansReceptors, BombesinReceptors, Opioid, kappaSpiro CompoundsTRK 820

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PMID39321286
PMCPMC11423883

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