CGRP and migraine: could PACAP play a role too?

EA Kaiser, AF Russo - Neuropeptides, 2013 - Elsevier
Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder that affects about 12% of the population. In
the past decade, the role of the neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in understanding migraine pathophysiology: a bench to bedside review of research insights and therapeutics

K Frimpong-Manson, YT Ortiz, LR McMahon… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The individual and global burden of migraine is of such significance that there are
accelerated efforts to develop new therapies. New migraine therapeutics are needed to …

CGRP receptor antagonists and antibodies against CGRP and its receptor in migraine treatment

L Edvinsson - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Recently developed calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonistic
molecules have shown promising results in clinical trials for acute treatment of migraine …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide and its role in migraine pathophysiology

U Arulmani, A MaassenVanDenBrink… - European journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Migraine is a common neurological disorder that is associated with an increase in plasma
calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) levels. CGRP, a neuropeptide released from …

Ghrelin attenuated hyperalgesia induced by chronic nitroglycerin: CGRP and TRPV1 as targets for migraine management

F Farajdokht, G Mohaddes, D Shanehbandi… - …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background According to the neurovascular theory of migraine, activation of the
trigeminovascular system contributes to the development of migraine. This study examined …

CGRP receptors and TRP channels in migraine

P Geppetti, S Benemei, F De Cesaris - The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2015 - Springer
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) seems to play a major role in migraine mechanism.
Overwhelming data report the efficacy of small molecule CGRP receptor antagonists in the …

[HTML][HTML] PACAP6-38 improves nitroglycerin-induced central sensitization by modulating synaptic plasticity at the trigeminal nucleus caudalis in a male rat model of …

L Zhang, Y Zhou, L Yang, Y Wang, Z Xiao - The Journal of Headache and …, 2023 - Springer
Aims Chronic migraine (CM) is a common neurological disorder with complex pathogenesis.
Evidence suggests that pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) induces …

CGRP in human models of primary headaches

H Ashina, HW Schytz, M Ashina - Cephalalgia, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To review the role of CGRP in human models of primary headaches and to
discuss methodological aspects and future directions. Discussion Provocation experiments …

CGRP receptor antagonism and migraine

L Edvinsson, TW Ho - Neurotherapeutics, 2010 - Elsevier
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is expressed throughout the central and peripheral
nervous systems, consistent with control of vasodilatation, nociception, motor function …

Dural calcitonin gene-related peptide produces female-specific responses in rodent migraine models

A Avona, C Burgos-Vega, MD Burton… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Migraine is the second leading cause for disability worldwide and the most common
neurological disorder. It is also three times more common in women; reasons for this sex …