Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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The aim of the study was to study the Janus kinase/tyrosine kinase-activated transduction factor (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway and myogenesis on the masseter muscle after sleep deprivation and to investigate the role of stress in this scenario. ⋯ Our results suggest that sleep deprivation induces an inflammatory response and atrophy in the masseter muscle of rats.