Wound-healing and benzodiazepines: does sleep play a role in this relationship?
Clinics
; Clinics;67(7): 827-830, July 2012. ilus
Article
em En
| LILACS
| ID: lil-645458
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Patients who have suffered burns frequently experience psychological consequences, among which anxiety disorders are prominent. Benzodiazepines are commonly administered to treat these symptoms. The effects of benzodiazepines on healing may not be direct but rather are modulated by alterations of the sleep architecture. This hypothesis is supported by studies that demonstrate the effects of benzodiazepines on the immune system and the inflammatory profile under both normal sleep conditions and during sleep deprivation, particularly rapid eye movement sleep deprivation.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Ansiolíticos
/
Cicatrização
/
Midazolam
/
Queimaduras
Limite:
Animals
/
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clinics
/
Clinics (Online)
/
Clinics (Sao Paulo)
/
Clinics (Sao Paulo. Impresso)
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
/
Project document