• Department of Anesthesia, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475000, P. R. China;
ZHENG Xiaozhen, Email: hdyfyxff@163.com
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Sleep deprivation can cause hyperalgesia, and the mechanisms involve glutamic acid, dopamine, serotonin, metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5, adenosine A2A receptor, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, opioid receptor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, melatonin, etc. The mechanisms of hyperalgesia caused by sleep deprivation are complex. The current treatment methods are mainly to improve sleep and relieve pain. This paper reviews the mechanism and treatment progress of hyperalgesia induced by sleep deprivation, and aims to provide scientific evidence for the treatment of hyperalgesia caused by sleep deprivation.

Citation: LIU Jing, REN Yifeng, LI Mingming, ZHENG Xiaozhen. Mechanism and treatment progress of hyperalgesia caused by sleep deprivation. West China Medical Journal, 2020, 35(3): 352-356. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201911071 Copy

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