Sleep deprivation of rats increases postsurgical expression and activity of L-type calcium channel in the dorsal root ganglion and slows recovery from postsurgical pain

Abstract Perioperative sleep disturbance is a risk factor for persistent pain after surgery. Clinical studies have shown that patients with insufficient sleep before and after surgery experience more intense and long-lasting postoperative pain. We hypothesize that sleep deprivation alters L-type cal...

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Main Authors: Qi Li, Zi-yu Zhu, Jian Lu, Yu-Chieh Chao, Xiao-xin Zhou, Ying Huang, Xue-mei Chen, Dian-san Su, Wei-feng Yu, Xi-yao Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Acta Neuropathologica Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-019-0868-2