TRANSLATIONAL PRURITUS RESEARCH
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Who Are We?

The Translational Pruritus Research is a research group funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). The research group is composed of scientists and experts in the field of pruritus research in Germany with different specialties, including dermatology, neurophysiology, anesthesiology, neurology, gastroenterology and radiology:
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The project heads are Martin Schmelz of the University of Heidelberg (speaker of the research group) and Sonja Ständer of the University of Münster (deputy speaker of the research group).

Chronic pruritus (AKA chronic itch) is a major clinical complaint not only associated with various dermatological diseases, but also prevalent cholestasis and renal failure, diabetes, lymphoma, cancer and anti-cancer therapy, neurological and psychiatric diseases. It has a high prevalence in the middle-aged and elderly populations.

To this day, target-specific therapies are still missing.

Patients worldwide still suffer from this symptom that severely impacts their quality of life. Most forms of chronic itch are difficult to treat. Complications have always arisen regarding the development of targeted therapies due to a lack of pathophysiological concepts and knowledge on specific itch mediators.

With this initiative, we hope to unravel the mysteries behind the novel mechanisms of itch and its association with pain and to identify new treatment targets.

Ultimately, our project will contribute to our knowledge of the most promising mechanism-based therapeutic targets for chronic itch.

Project Members

Name
Institution
Expertise
Project
Prof. Martin Schmelz
Heidelberg University
Pain Research
1, 3
Prof. Roman Rukwied
Heidelberg University
Pain Research
1, 3
Dr. Walter Magerl
Heidelberg University
Neurophysiology
Z
Prof. Matthias Ringkamp
Heidelberg University/
Johns Hopkins University
Anesthesiology
3
Prof. Sonja Ständer
Münster University
Dermatology
2, 6, Z
Dr. Konstantin Agelopoulos
Münster University
Biology
2, Z
Prof. Esther Pogatzki-Zahn
Münster University
Anesthesiology
4, 6
Prof. Bettina Pfleiderer
Münster University
Radiology
4, 6
Dr. Philipp Bruland
Münster University
Informatics
Z
Prof. Martin Dugas
Münster University
Informatics
Z
Prof. Claudia Sommer
Würzburg University
Neurology
4
Prof. Frank Birklein
Mainz University
Neurology
4
Prof. Bernhard Homey
Düsseldorf University
Dermatology
5
Prof. Ulrike Raap
Oldenburg University
Dermatology
5
Dr. Andeas Kremer
Erlangen University
Internal Medicine
7
Prof. Peter Reeh
Erlangen University
Neurophysiology
7
Dr. Barbara Namer
Erlangen University
Physiology
7
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