Sustained morphine exposure alters spinal NMDA receptor and astrocyte expression and exacerbates chronic pain behavior in female rats

Abstract. Introduction:. Sustained opioid use has long-term negative impacts on future pain experience, particularly in women. This study aimed to investigate the underlying spinal neurobiology of this clinical observation in an experimental model of joint pain. Objectives:. In this study, we tested...

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Main Authors: Sara V. Gonçalves, Stephen G. Woodhams, Li Li, Gareth J. Hathway, Victoria Chapman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2024-04-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001145