Roles of Interleukin‐31 in Allergen‐Driven Cough: Linking Protease‐Activated Receptor‐2 Activation and Vagal Ganglion Sensitization in a Dermatophagoides farinae‐Induced Asthma Model
Takayoshi Miyamoto, Chiharu Ohira, Mao Kaneki, Mariko Komuro, Mana Ichikawa, Ibuki Yasuda, Yoshiichi Takagi, Tomoki Fukuyama · 2026
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Takayoshi Miyamoto and co-authors study in 2026 why allergic asthma can cause a long lasting cough. They focus on a signal in the body called IL-31, known for its role in itch, and ask whether it makes airway nerves more sensitive. Tests used mice exposed to dust mite material that triggers asthma like symptoms.
Mice with and without the gene for this signal showed much the same lung swelling and immune response. That result points away from the signal driving the swelling itself. The team instead links it to nerve changes tied to cough, through a receptor that responds to enzymes. Readers get a step by step view of that nerve path.
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| CREATOR | Takayoshi Miyamoto, Chiharu Ohira, Mao Kaneki, Mariko Komuro, Mana Ichikawa, Ibuki Yasuda, Yoshiichi Takagi, Tomoki Fukuyama |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |