Itch intensity in prurigo nodularis is closely related to dermal interleukin-31, oncostatin M, IL-31 receptor alpha and oncostatin M receptor beta.

Prurigo nodularis (PN) is a chronic skin dermatosis with hyperkeratotic and intensely pruritic nodules. Managing PN-associated itch is difficult because its aetiology is still unknown. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between itch intensity in PN and the expression of a pruritogenic cytokine interleukin (IL)-31, its receptor complex components IL-31 receptor α (IL-31RA) and oncostatin M receptor β (OSMRβ), and oncostatin M (OSM), which is a ligand of OSMR β, through immunofluorescence staining examination.

Mechanisms of Itch in Stasis Dermatitis: Significant Role of IL-31 from Macrophages.

Stasis dermatitis (SD) is a common disease in the elderly population, with pruritus being one of the troublesome symptoms. However, there are few therapeutic modalities available for SD-associated itch because little is known about its pathophysiological mechanism. Therefore, we sought to investigate the mediators of itch in SD using an immunofluorescence study on patient lesions focusing on IL-31.

Pathophysiologic mechanisms of itch in bullous pemphigoid.

Background: One of the hallmarks of bullous pemphigoid (BP) is moderate to severe chronic itch. Managing this is difficult because little is known about the mechanisms of itch in BP.

Objective: We sought to elucidate the pathophysiologic mechanisms of itch in BP.