Inhibitory Effects of the Methanol Extract of Ganoderma lucidum on Mosquito Allergy-Induced Itch-Associated Responses in Mice

• Main Authors: Tsugunobu Andoh (Author), Qun Zhang (Author), Takumi Yamamoto (Author), Manabu Tayama (Author), Masao Hattori (Author), Ken Tanaka (Author), Yasushi Kuraishi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract.: Recently, we showed that a methanol extract of Ganoderma lucidum inhibits scratching, an itch-related response, induced by intradermal injections of some pruritogens in mice. The present study investigated whether G. lucidum extract would inhibit allergic itch. In mice sensitized with an...