The molecule, called CXCL5, is part of a family of proteins named chemokines that recruit inflammatory immune cells to injured tissue, triggering pain and tenderness.
Research carried out on rats showed a neutralizing antibody targeting CXCL5 significantly reduced sensitivity to sunburn pain, according to the study, to be published in Science Translational Medicine.
Read the Science Daily report on sunburn pain treatment.
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