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2022 Jul 23


Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids


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Circulating polyunsaturated fatty acids, pressure pain thresholds, and nociplastic pain conditions.

Authors

Sanders AE, Weatherspoon DE, Ehrmann BM, Soma PS, Shaikh SR, Preisser JS, Ohrbach R, Fillingim RB, Slade GD
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2022 Jul 23; 184:102476.
PMID: 35908377.

Abstract

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play a role in pain regulation. This study sought to determine whether free PUFAs found in red blood cells also play a role in nociceptive processing. We examined associations between circulating PUFAs and nociceptive thresholds to noxious mechanical stimuli. We also determined whether nociceptive thresholds were associated with nociplastic pain conditions.