"Irritants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs that act locally on cutaneous or mucosal surfaces to produce inflammation; those that cause redness due to hyperemia are rubefacients; those that raise blisters are vesicants and those that penetrate sebaceous glands and cause abscesses are pustulants; tear gases and mustard gases are also irritants.
| Descriptor ID |
D007509
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.400 D27.888.569.300
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Irritants" by people in Profiles.
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DeLago C, Finkel MA, Clarke C, Deblinger E. Urogenital symptoms after sexual abuse vs irritant contact in premenarchal girls. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2012 Oct; 25(5):334-9.
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Edelmayer RM, Le LN, Yan J, Wei X, Nassini R, Materazzi S, Preti D, Appendino G, Geppetti P, Dodick DW, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Dussor G. Activation of TRPA1 on dural afferents: a potential mechanism of headache pain. Pain. 2012 Sep; 153(9):1949-1958.
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Delago C, Finkel MA, Deblinger E. Urogenital symptoms in premenarchal girls: parents' and girls' perceptions and associations with irritants. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2012 Feb; 25(1):67-73.
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Hoyles RK, Khan K, Shiwen X, Howat SL, Lindahl GE, Leoni P, du Bois RM, Wells AU, Black CM, Abraham DJ, Denton CP. Fibroblast-specific perturbation of transforming growth factor beta signaling provides insight into potential pathogenic mechanisms of scleroderma-associated lung fibrosis: exaggerated response to alveolar epithelial injury in a novel mouse model. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Apr; 58(4):1175-88.
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Wakem P, Ramirez F, Zlotnick D, Gaspari AA. Heterogeneity of CD80 gene transcription by human keratinocytes to allergens and irritants: relevance to allergic contact dermatitis in vivo. J Appl Toxicol. 2004 Nov-Dec; 24(6):485-92.