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SUBMITTER: Mochizuki H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6372058 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Itch (Philadelphia, Pa.) 20170901 2
Itch can be suppressed by scratching. At the same time, scratching evokes a pleasurable sensation. In the present study, we investigated the peripheral mechanism of scratching-induced pleasurability and its association with itch relief using compression nerve block. We found that myelinated nerve fibers (Aβ-fibers and possibly Aδ-fibers), are involved in transmission of scratching-induced pleasurability. We observed that itch relief effect was the same regardless of whether the pleasurable sensa ...[more]