Cell
Volume 155, Issue 2, 10 October 2013, Pages 267-269
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The Missing Link between Itch and Inflammation in Atopic Dermatitis

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Atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease with high morbidity and is associated with severe itch and chronic skin inflammation. In this issue of Cell, Wilson et al. demonstrate that epithelial cells communicate directly with cutaneous sensory neurons via a cytokine to induce itch.

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