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Repeated treatment with the traditional medicine Unsei-in inhibits substance P-induced itch-associated responses through downregulation of the expression of nitric oxide synthase 1 in mice.

Unsei-in inhibits substance P (SP)-induced scratching of mice after repeated administration. The involvement of cutaneous nitric oxide (NO) in the SP-induced scratching led us to investigate the effects of Unsei-in on the cutaneous NO system in mice. Seven-day oral administration of Unsei-in (300, but not 100, mg/kg daily) significantly inhibited scratching and the increase of cutaneous NO after intradermal SP injection. The NO synthase 1 (NOS1) inhibitor 7-nitroindazole (1 nmol/site) decreased SP-induced scratching and NO production. Repeated administration of Unsei-in (300 mg/kg) reduced the cutaneous NOS1 level. The results suggest that the inhibition of cutaneous NOS1 expression and NO production participates in the antipruritic action of Unsei-in.[1]

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