Biochemical modulation and pathophysiology of migraine

C Chan, DY Wei, PJ Goadsby - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Migraine is a common disabling neurological disorder where attacks have
been recognized to consist of more than headache. The premonitory, headache, and …

Pathophysiology of migraine: An update

PJ Goadsby, PR Holland - Neurologic Clinics, 2019 - neurologic.theclinics.com
An understanding of the pathophysiology of migraine should be based on the anatomy and
physiology of the pain-producing structures of the cranium integrated with knowledge of …

Real-life response to erenumab in a therapy-resistant case series of migraine patients from the Province of Québec, Eastern Canada

M Eghtesadi, E Leroux, G Pagé - Clinical Drug Investigation, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Erenumab is the first migraine-specific preventive
therapy approved by Health Canada since the approval of onabotulinumtoxinA 10 years …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide mRNA synthesis in trigeminal ganglion neurons after cortical spreading depolarization

M Shibata, S Kitagawa, M Unekawa… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Migraine is a debilitating neurovascular disorder characterized by recurrent headache
attacks of moderate to severe intensity. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (GGRP), which is …

Targets for migraine treatment: beyond calcitonin gene-related peptide

D Moreno-Ajona, MD Villar-Martínez… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Following positive phase-III clinical trials, lasmiditan is the first ditan to be FDA-approved.
PACAP has experimental evidence suggesting a role in migraine pathophysiology. As for …

Heterozygous Gnal mice are a novel animal model with which to study dystonia pathophysiology

A Pelosi, F Menardy, D Popa, JA Girault… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by sustained or intermittent muscle
contractions and its pathophysiological mechanisms are still poorly understood. Dominant …

Pro-nociceptive migraine mediator CGRP provides neuroprotection of sensory, cortical and cerebellar neurons via multi-kinase signaling

PA Abushik, G Bart, P Korhonen, H Leinonen… - …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Blocking the pro-nociceptive action of CGRP is one of the most promising
approaches for migraine prophylaxis. The aim of this study was to explore a role for CGRP …

The transient receptor potential ankyrin type 1 plays a critical role in cortical spreading depression

L Jiang, Y Wang, Y Xu, D Ma, M Wang - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
The transient receptor potential ankyrin type-1 (TRPA1) channels have been proposed as a
potential target for migraine therapy. Yet the role of cortical TRPA1 channels in migraine …

Cerebro-cerebellar networks in migraine symptoms and headache

R Noseda - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The cerebellum is associated with the biology of migraine in a variety of ways. Clinically,
symptoms such as fatigue, motor weakness, vertigo, dizziness, difficulty concentrating and …

Large-scale mass spectrometry imaging investigation of consequences of cortical spreading depression in a transgenic mouse model of migraine

RJ Carreira, R Shyti, B Balluff… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cortical spreading depression (CSD) is the electrophysiological correlate of migraine aura.
Transgenic mice carrying the R192Q missense mutation in the Cacna1a gene, which in …