Current Understanding of the Neural Circuitry in the Comorbidity of Chronic Pain and Anxiety

Copyright © 2022 Teng Chen et al.

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Veröffentlicht in:Neural plasticity. - 1998. - 2022(2022) vom: 09., Seite 4217593
1. Verfasser: Chen, Teng (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Wang, Jing, Wang, Yan-Qing, Chu, Yu-Xia
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Neural plasticity
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review
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Zusammenfassung:Copyright © 2022 Teng Chen et al.
Chronic pain patients often develop mental disorders, and anxiety disorders are common. We hypothesize that the comorbid anxiety results from an imbalance between the reward and antireward system due to persistent pain, which leads to the dysfunction of the pain and anxiety regulatory system. In this review, we will focus on changes in neuroplasticity, especially in neural circuits, during chronic pain and anxiety as observed in animal studies. Several neural circuits within specific regions of the brain, including the nucleus accumbens, lateral habenular, parabrachial nucleus, medial septum, anterior cingulate cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, medial prefrontal cortex, and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, will be discussed based on novel findings after chemogenetic or optogenetic manipulation. We believe that these animal studies provide novel insights into human conditions and can guide clinical practice
Beschreibung:Date Completed 07.04.2022
Date Revised 07.04.2022
published: Electronic-eCollection
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1687-5443
DOI:10.1155/2022/4217593