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Distinct contribution of spinal neuropeptide Y and NPY1R neurons to morphine analgesia

Wu, Y., Chen, Y., Zeng, Q., Xu, K., Li, Y., Yang, H., Yang, S., Liu, Y., Wu, J., Ji, L., et al. (2026) · Brain · doi:10.1093/brain/awag077 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Influence of Early-Life Stress on the Excitability of Dynorphin Neurons in the Adult Mouse Dorsal Horn

Harbour, K., & Baccei, M. L. (2024) · Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104609 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Alloknesis: a severe form of itch

Talagas, M., Garrec, R. L., Bon-Jégo, M. L., Gall‐Ianotto, C. L., Schreiber, L., Brenaut, E., & Misery, L. (2025) · British Journal of Dermatology · doi:10.1093/bjd/ljaf337 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

A molecular and spinal circuit basis for the functional segregation of itch and pain

Noh, M., Corrigan, K. A., Williams, S.-P. G., Peirs, C., Leone, M. J., Headrick, D. J., Guvercin, M., Lee, S., Phan, B. N., Zhao, X., et al. (2026) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2026.08.029 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Downregulation of the NPY-Y1R system in Grpr neurons results in mechanical and chemical hyperknesis in chronic itch

Dai, D., Li, Z., Zhao, T., Li, Z., Tang, Y., Li, X., Gao, X.-F., & Xiong, L. (2025) · Neurobiology of Disease · doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2025.106806 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Neuropeptide Y-expressing dorsal horn inhibitory interneurons gate spinal pain and itch signallingPreprint

Boyle, K. A., Polgár, E., Gutièrrez‐Mecinas, M., Dickie, A. C., Cooper, A. H., Bell, A. M., Jumolea, M. E., Casas-Benito, A., Watanabe, M., Hughes, D. I., et al. (2023) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2023.02.10.528013 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Identification of a convergent spinal neuron population that encodes itchPreprint

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Single Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Alleviates Acute Restraint Stress‐Exacerbated Itch in Oxazolone‐Induced Mild Dermatitis: Correlations With Brain Neuronal Activity in Female BALB/c Mouse

Shoji, S., Murata, Y., Ikeda, H., Sakai, R., Chijiiwa, Y., Mori, M., & Enjoji, M. (2025) · Brain and Behavior · doi:10.1002/brb3.71072 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

TMEM184b is necessary for IL-31 induced itchPreprint

Larsen, E. G., Cho, T. S., McBride, M. L., Feng, J., Manivannan, B., Madura, C. L., Klein, N. E., Wright, E. B., Garcia‐Verdugo, H. D., Jarvis, C., et al. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.01.25.919902 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

The neuronal cell types of the spinal cord

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C-C motif chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) in the spinal cord inhibits chronic itch through the neuropeptide NPY

Tan, Y., Zhao, Z., Luo, X., Han, X., Xiong, H., & Mei, Z. (2025) · Journal of Dermatological Science · doi:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2025.05.001 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Identification of VGLUT3-expressing LTMRs-recruited spinal circuits for itch inhibition

Su, X., Wang, L., Liu, X., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · Molecular Brain · doi:10.1186/s13041-025-01245-3 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Spinal and supraspinal mechanisms of chronic itch: from neuronal circuits to the neuro-immune-microbial axis

Shengrun, G. A. O., Liu, M., Qi, Z., Li, Y., Xue, Y., & Gao, C. (2026) · Frontiers in Medicine · doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1810269 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

A specialized population of hair afferents dedicated to transmitting mechanical itch

Fatima, M., Lee, H., Cha, H., Hor, C. C., (44414), F. W., Liu, J., Damblon, J., Zhang, W., Qu, K., Nagai, Y., et al. (2026) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2026.05.017 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

TWIK-1 plays distinct roles in spinal and peripheral sensory circuits controlling mechanical sensitivity and neuropathic hypersensitivity

Yang, S. Y., Yun, T., Lee, Y., Jeon, J. H., Kim, S., Lim, E. Y., Park, J., Kim, Y. G., Jung, J., Woo, J.-N., et al. (2026) · Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy · doi:10.1038/s41392-026-02748-8 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Functional Populations Among Interneurons in the Dorsal Horn

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Using Viral Vectors to Visualize Pain-Related Neural Circuits in Mice

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Channelrhodopsin-2 Assisted Circuit Mapping in the Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn

Smith, K. M., & Graham, B. A. (2022) · Neuromethods · doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-2039-7_18 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Presynaptic inhibition of cutaneous afferents prevents self-generated itchPreprint

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Neuropeptide Y-expressing dorsal horn inhibitory interneurons gate spinal pain and itch signallingPreprint

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Deep Cellular and Spatial Profiling of the Mouse Spinal Cord Reveals Sex-Specific Neuron Types and the Ascending Projection Neuron RepertoirePreprint

Gomez, L. C., Poldsam, H., Ishishita, S., Irrobali, E., Lai, H. C., & Pool, A. (2026) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2026.06.11.731752 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Itch: Preclinical to Clinical

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Spinal interneurons and pain

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Neuropeptide Y-expressing dorsal horn inhibitory interneurons gate spinal pain and itch signallingPreprint

Boyle, K. A., Polgár, E., Gutièrrez‐Mecinas, M., Dickie, A. C., Cooper, A. H., Bell, A. M., Jumolea, M. E., Casas-Benito, A., Watanabe, M., Hughes, D. I., et al. (2023) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.86633.1

Comparison of NMDA Receptor Subunit RNA Expression in the Spinal Dorsal Horn Across Species (Mice, Rats, Humans), Sex, Laminar Location and Neuronal Subtypes using Single Cell RNA Sequencing Data and qRT-PCR

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Skin Sensory Neurons

Hachisuka, J. (2024) · The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology · doi:10.2336/nishinihonhifu.86.215

Gate control of mechanical itch by a subpopulation of spinal cord interneurons

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Mechanical and chemical itch regulated by neuropeptide Y-Y 1 signaling

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The Neuropeptide Y System Regulates Both Mechanical and Histaminergic Itch

Gao, T., Ma, H., Xu, B., Bergman, J. M., Larhammar, D., & Lagerström, M. C. (2018) · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · doi:10.1016/j.jid.2018.05.008 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

A circuit controlling mechanical itch

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Spinal Nmur2-positive Neurons Play a Crucial Role in Mechanical Itch

Xu, J.-F., Liu, L., Liu, Y., Lu, K.-X., Zhang, J., Zhu, Y., Fang, F., & Dou, Y. (2024) · Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2024.02.018 · Cited by 8 · see citing works