Serotonin receptor is involved in eczema and other itch conditions: "the drug Zoloft caused intense scratching"
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From the article:
In the Buck/UC Berkeley study, this side effect was observed in mice, too – the drug Zoloft caused intense scratching, which vanished when HTR7 was ablated. Given that in humans HTR7 is also expressed in the neurons that innervate the skin, this new gene may well be responsible for itch in human patients taking antidepressants.
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