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ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2025

Neuronal Mechanisms of Psoriatic Itch: Role of IL-17R/ERK/TRPV4 Signaling Pathway.

Qiaojuan Zhang, Minji Jang, Fabiana C Dias, Qian Zeng, Peng Wang, Heiley Tai, Eman Chattha, Jennifer Y Zhang, Regina S P Lim, Wolfgang Liedtke and 1 more

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Article in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Immunopathogenesis of itch: an integrative framework for chronic pruritus.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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  8. Skin Resident T Cell Interactions with NPY1RbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Qiaojuan ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Minji JangDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Fabiana C DiasDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Qian ZengDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Peng WangDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Heiley TaiDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Eman ChatthaDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Jennifer Y ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Regina S P LimDepartment of Dermatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Wolfgang LiedtkeDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Yong ChenDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Electronic address: yong.chen@duke.edu.

Funding

Identification and validation of LPA/LPAR signaling as a target for the treatment of temporomandibular disorder painR01DE032676 · NIDCR · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, YONG, NACKLEY, ANDREA G · 2024 to 2024
$2.4M
UBE2N/UBE2V1 as a vulnerable link between keratinocytes and myeloid cellsR01AR073858 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Jennifer Yunyan Zhang · 2019 to 2026
$2.1M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR073858NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE032676
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Itch represents a major disease burden of psoriasis. Despite recent clinical studies showing the effectiveness of IL-17- and IL-17R-blocking antibodies in alleviating psoriatic itch, significant questions remain unanswered. Specifically, the crucial cellular site of action and the impacted signaling pathway of IL-17/IL-17R in psoriatic itch are elusive. Itch sensation relies on dorsal root ganglion (DRG) sensory neurons that transmit pruriceptive signals from the periphery to the CNS. IL-17RA and IL-17RC, 2 cognate receptors for IL-17, are expressed in DRG neurons. In this study, we demonstrated that IL-17RA and IL-17RC are upregulated in DRG neurons in a mouse model of psoriasis induced by imiquimod. Notably, conditional knockout of Il17ra or Il17rc in sensory neurons potently attenuated psoriasis-like itch. Furthermore, our in vitro assay with cultured neurons and in vivo experiment with animal model of psoriasis demonstrated that IL-17RA and IL-17RC upregulate the pruritic ion channel TRPV4 in DRG neurons through the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway. Specific deletion of Trpv4 or suppression of phosphorylation of ERK in DRG neurons mitigated psoriasis-like itch. These findings suggest that the IL-17R/ERK/TRPV4 signaling pathway in sensory neurons plays a significant role in psoriatic itch.

Indexed as

PruritusPsoriasisReceptors, Interleukin-17TRPV Cation ChannelsAnimalsCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalGanglia, SpinalHumansImiquimodInterleukin-17MaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutIl17ra protein, mouseImiquimodInterleukin-17Receptors, Interleukin-17Trpv4 protein, mouseTRPV Cation ChannelsDorsal root ganglion sensory neuronsIL-17ItchPsoriasisTRPV4

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PMID40252992
PMCPMC12353208

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