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The impact of baroreflex function on endogenous pain control: a microneurography study


AutorenlisteLautenschlaeger, Gothje; Habig, Kathrin; Best, Christoph; Kaps, Manfred; Elam, Mikael; Birklein, Frank; Kraemer, Heidrun H.

Jahr der Veröffentlichung2015

Seiten2996-3003

ZeitschriftEuropean Journal of Neuroscience

Bandnummer42

Heftnummer11

ISSN0953-816X

eISSN1460-9568

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13096

VerlagWiley


Abstract
The interaction between sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity to muscles [muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), burst frequency (BF) and burst incidence (BI)] and different stress and somatosensory stimuli is still unclear. Eighteen healthy men (median age 28 years) underwent microneurography recordings from the peroneal nerve. MSNA was recorded during heat pain (HP) and cold pain (CP) alone as well as combined with different stress tasks (mental arithmetic, singing, giving a speech). An additional nine healthy men (median age 26 years) underwent the stimulation protocol with an additional control task (thermal pain combined with listening to music) to evaluate possible attentional confounders. MSNA was significantly increased by CP and HP. CP-evoked responses were smaller. The diastolic blood pressure followed the time course of MSNA while heart rate remained unchanged. The mental stress tasks further increased MSNA and were sufficient to reduce pain while the control task had no effect. MSNA activity correlated negatively with pain intensity and positively with analgesia. High blood pressure values were associated with lower pain intensity. Our study indicates an impact of central sympathetic drive on pain and pain control.



Zitierstile

Harvard-ZitierstilLautenschlaeger, G., Habig, K., Best, C., Kaps, M., Elam, M., Birklein, F., et al. (2015) The impact of baroreflex function on endogenous pain control: a microneurography study, European Journal of Neuroscience, 42(11), pp. 2996-3003. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13096

APA-ZitierstilLautenschlaeger, G., Habig, K., Best, C., Kaps, M., Elam, M., Birklein, F., & Kraemer, H. (2015). The impact of baroreflex function on endogenous pain control: a microneurography study. European Journal of Neuroscience. 42(11), 2996-3003. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13096



Schlagwörter


BLOOD-PRESSUREHEART-RATEMENTAL STRESSmental stress tasksMSNAMUSCLE PAINNOXIOUS-STIMULATIONstress-induced analgesiaSTRESS-INDUCED ANALGESIASYMPATHETIC-NERVE ACTIVITYthermal pain


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