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How do opioids control pain circuits in the brainstem during opioid-induced disorders and in chronic pain? Implications for the treatment of chronic pain.

Brainstem areas involved in descending pain modulation are crucial for the analgesic actions of opioids. However, the role of opioids in these areas during tolerance, opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH), and in […]

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Thalamic neurometabolite alterations in chronic low back pain: a common phenomenon across musculoskeletal pain conditions?

Recently, we showed that patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) demonstrate alterations in the thalamic concentrations of several metabolites compared with healthy controls: higher myo-inositol (mIns), lower N-acetylaspartate (NAA), and lower […]

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Paradoxical heat sensation as a manifestation of thermal hypesthesia: a study of 1090 patients with lesions of the somatosensory system.

Paradoxical heat sensation (PHS) is the perception of warmth when the skin is cooled. Paradoxical heat sensation rarely occurs in healthy individuals but more frequently in patients suffering from lesions […]

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Presurgical sleep and pain behaviors predict insomnia symptoms and pain after total knee arthroplasty: A 12-Month Longitudinal, Observational Study.

Up to 40% of individuals who undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA) experience some degree of pain following surgery Presurgical insomnia, has been identified as a predictor of postsurgical pain; however, […]

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Comparisons of the analgesic effect of different pulsed radiofrequency targets in SNI-induced neuropathic pain.

An injury of the peripheral nerve may lead to neuropathic pain, which could be treated with pulsed radiofrequency to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) or peripheral nerve [the nerve trunk […]

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IL-33/ST2 signaling in the pathogenesis of chronic pain and itch.

Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is an inflammatory factor with an extensive range of biological effects and pleiotropic roles in diseases. Evidence suggests that IL-33 and its receptor ST2 play a pivotal role […]

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Electroacupuncture alleviates neuropathic pain caused by SNL by promoting M2 microglia polarization through PD-L1.

As a common clinical disease, neuropathic pain is difficult to be cured with drugs. The occurrence and progression of pain is closely related to the response of spinal microglia. Aspartof […]

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Killing pain? A prospective population-based study on trauma exposure in childhood as predictor for frequent use of over-the-counter analgesics in young adulthood. The HUNT study.

Frequent and increasing use of over-the-counter analgesics (OTCA) is a public health concern. Pain conditions and psychological distress are related to frequent OTCA use, and as exposure to potentially traumatic […]

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Vincamine as an agonist of G-protein-coupled receptor 40 effectively ameliorates diabetic peripheral neuropathy in mice.

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of diabetes, which has yet no curable medication. Neuroinflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction are tightly linked to DPN pathology. G-protein-coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) […]

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Efficacy of Targeted Mast Cell Inhibition Therapy in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.

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