Reduced spontaneous itch in mouse models of cholestasis

Abstract Pruritus is one of the most distressing symptoms in cholestatic patients. Plasma autotaxin (ATX) activity correlates with the severity of pruritus in cholestatic patients, but the pathophysiology is unclear. To study pruritus in mice, we measured scratch activity in cholestatic Atp8b1 mutan...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Langedijk, Ruth Bolier, Dagmar Tolenaars, Lysbeth ten Bloemendaal, Suzanne Duijst, Dirk de Waart, Ulrich Beuers, Piter Bosma, Ronald Oude Elferink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85660-1