Mitochondrial Reactivity Following Acute Exposure to Experimental Pain Testing in People with HIV and Chronic Pain.
Shannon R GilstrapJoanna M HobsonMichael A OwensDyan M WhiteMelissa J SammyScott W BallingerRobert Ernest SorgeBurel R GoodinPublished in: Molecular pain (2023)
PWH with chronic pain showed greater mitochondrial reactivity to laboratory stressors. Consequently, PWH and chronic pain may be more susceptible to conditions in which mitochondrial damage/dysfunction play a central role, such as cognitive decline.