IL-31 DOG PRURITUS MODEL

An IL-31 dog pruritus model is provided. This model comprises administering canine IL-31 to dogs to produce a pruritic response; quantitatively measuring pruritic responses in the dogs which were administered canine IL-31; administering a candidate dog IL-31 inhibitor; and assessing the effectivenes...

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Hauptverfasser: MCCALL, ROBERT B, HUMPHREY, WILLIAM R, CURRY, JAMES TAYLOR, BAMMERT, GARY FRANCIS, GONZALES, ANDREA JOY, DUNHAM, STEVEN ALAN, MANN, DONALD WAYNE
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Zusammenfassung:An IL-31 dog pruritus model is provided. This model comprises administering canine IL-31 to dogs to produce a pruritic response; quantitatively measuring pruritic responses in the dogs which were administered canine IL-31; administering a candidate dog IL-31 inhibitor; and assessing the effectiveness of the candidate dog IL-31 inhibitor in reducing prurtic behavior in the treated dogs by challenging the dogs with canine IL-31 following the administration of the candidate dog IL-31 inhibitor.