Interactions of Opioids and HIV Infection in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Pain

Interactions of Opioids and HIV Infection in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Pain

Over 50% of HIV-1/AIDS patients suffer chronic pain. Currently, opioids are the cornerstone medications for treating severe pain in these patients. Ironically, emerging clinical data indicates that repeated use of opiate pain medicines might in fact heighten the chronic pain states in HIV patients....

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Main Authors: Bolong eLiu, Xin eLiu, Shao-Jun eTang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
HIV-1
Morphine
Neuron
glia
neuropathic pain
gp120
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00103/full

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