[EN] ACTIVATION OF TRPV4 ION CHANNEL BY PHYSICAL STIMULI AND CRITICAL ROLE FOR TRPV4 IN ORGAN-SPECIFIC INFLAMMATION AND ITCH<br/>[FR] ACTIVATION DU CANAL IONIQUE TRPV4 PAR STIMULI PHYSIQUES ET RÔLE CRITIQUE DE TRPV4 DANS L'INFLAMMATION ET LA DÉMANGEAISON SPÉCIFIQUE À UN ORGANE
申请人:UNIV DUKE
公开号:WO2014008477A2
公开(公告)日:2014-01-09
Provided are methods of treating and/or preventing dermatological disorders. Provided are methods of reducing skin inflammation, reducing pain, and/or reducing itch in a subject in need thereof. The methods may include administering to the subject an effective amount of a TRPV4 inhibitor. Further provided are compositions including a TRPV4 inhibitor compound in combination with a carrier, vehicle, or diluent that is suitable for topical application. Further provided is a transgenic mouse whose genome includes deletions of the Trpv4 gene in keratinocytes of the epidermis, wherein said transgenic mouse is a knockout for the Trpv4 gene in keratinocytes of the epidermis following keratinocyte-specific activation and expression of a site-specific recombination enzyme.