The findings, published today in eLife, suggest that nerve fibres in the neuro-cutaneous unit tunnel through a type of skin cell called keratinocytes, in a process called ensheathment.

Importantly, the micro-lesions were only located around structures in the skin where the nerve fibers normally terminate, such as hair follicles, sweat glands and blood vessels.

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But the skin also contains other touch-sensitive nerves few have ever heard of: C-tactile fibers. They’re activated by gentle massage anywhere and everywhere from head to toe.

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Each spinal nerve comprises motor and sensory nerve fibers. Receptors present in the skin transmit signals to the spinal cord via sensory nerve fibers, which enter the spinal cord via the dorsal root.

The team’s study showed that S. aureus releases a protease enzyme, known as V8, which activates a receptor on the nerve fibers that transmit signals from the skin to the brain.

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But the skin also contains other touch-sensitive nerves few have ever heard of: C-tactile fibers. They’re activated by gentle massage anywhere and everywhere from head to toe.