Psychological stress in early life as a predisposing factor for the development of chronic pain: Clinical and preclinical evidence and neurobiological mechanisms

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1257-1270

  Burke, Nikita N ^a,b   Finn, David P ^a   McGuire, Brian E ^a   Roche, Michelle ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

childhood adversity; endocannabinoids; HPA axis; inflammation; opioids; preclinical models

Indexed keywords

ENDOCANNABINOID; MONOAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; MENTAL STRESS; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ANIMAL; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; NEUROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ANIMALS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; NEUROBIOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84994065462     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23802     Document Type: Review

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