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. 2017 Jul 28;11(4):178–185. doi: 10.1177/2049463717723222

Table 4.

Epigenetic mechanisms in CPSP and proposed sites.

Mechanism Site References
DNA methylation General Doehring et al.28
Prefrontal cortex Tajerian et al.51
Histone modification Brain stem nucleus Zhang et al.52
Spinal cord Imai et al.53
miRNA involvement Spinal cord Shi et al.54
Spinal cord Lutz et al.55
PNS, spinal cord and brain Bali and Kuner56

CPSP: chronic postsurgical pain; PNS: peripheral nervous system.