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Berthézène, Cécile Dromard and Rabiller, Lise and Jourdan, Géraldine and Cousin, Béatrice and Pénicaud, Luc and Casteilla, Louis and Lorsignol, Anne (2021) Tissue regeneration: the dark side of opioids. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, (14), 7336. doi: 10.3390/ijms22147336..

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Opioids are regarded as among the most effective analgesic drugs and their use for the management of pain is considered standard of care. Despite their systematic administration in the peri-operative period, their impact on tissue repair has been studied mainly in the context of scar healing and is only beginning to be documented in the context of true tissue regeneration. Indeed, in mammals, growing evidence shows that opioids direct tissue repair towards scar healing, with a loss of tissue function, instead of the regenerative process that allows for recovery of both the morphology and function of tissue. Here, we review recent studies that highlight how opioids may prevent a regenerative process by silencing nociceptive nerve activity and a powerful anti-inflammatory effect. These data open up new perspectives for inducing tissue regeneration and argue for opioid-restricted strategies for managing pain associated with tissue injury.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
International, Open Access, Review, Article
Drug Type
Opioid
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
Date
8 July 2021
Identification #
doi: 10.3390/ijms22147336.
Publisher
MDPI
Volume
22
Number
14
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