Title |
Chronic Pain, Perceived Stress, and Cellular Aging: An Exploratory Study
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Published in |
Molecular Pain, January 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1744-8069-8-12 |
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Authors |
Kimberly T Sibille, Taimour Langaee, Ben Burkley, Yan Gong, Toni L Glover, Chris King, Joseph L Riley, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Roland Staud, Laurence A Bradley, Roger B Fillingim |
Abstract |
Chronic pain conditions are characterized by significant individual variability complicating the identification of pathophysiological markers. Leukocyte telomere length (TL), a measure of cellular aging, is associated with age-related disease onset, psychosocial stress, and health-related functional decline. Psychosocial stress has been associated with the onset of chronic pain and chronic pain is experienced as a physical and psychosocial stressor. However, the utility of TL as a biological marker reflecting the burden of chronic pain and psychosocial stress has not yet been explored. |
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United States | 2 | 67% |
Mexico | 1 | 33% |
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 110 | 97% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 15% |
Researcher | 16 | 14% |
Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 13% |
Student > Master | 15 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
Other | 24 | 21% |
Unknown | 17 | 15% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 27% |
Psychology | 18 | 16% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 4% |
Other | 16 | 14% |
Unknown | 25 | 22% |