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Cell Host Microbe
; 19(6): 755-9, 2016 Jun 08.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27281567
RESUMO
Pain and itch are unpleasant sensations accompanying many microbial infections. Recent studies demonstrate that pain- and itch-mediating somatosensory neurons are able to directly detect pathogens, triggering neuronal activation and subsequent regulation of immune responses. We discuss whether pain and/or itch during infection is beneficial or harmful to host antimicrobial defense.