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Enriched environment alleviates post-stroke cognitive impairment through enhancing α7-nAChR expression in rats

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (10), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Enriched environment (EE) is a simple and effective intervention to improve cognitive function in post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI), partly due to the rebalancing of the cholinergic signaling pathway in the hippocampus. α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR)...

Preoperative anxiety induces chronic postoperative pain by activating astrocytes in the anterior cingulate cortex region

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The study aims to explore the relationship between preoperative anxiety and chronic postoperative pain. METHODS A total of forty rats were divided into four groups, control, single-prolonged stress alone, Hysterectomy alone, and SPS+ Hysterectomy. The paw withdrawal mechanical thres...