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Gliosis and inflammation are pivotal in the development of acute and chronic pain. Here, we demonstrated a previously unidentified molecular mechanism in which the activation of exchange proteins directly activated by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (Epac)1 accelerated the activation of astrocytes in the spinal cord, thereby promoting chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP).