The role of calcitonin gene–related peptide in peripheral and central pain mechanisms including migraine

S Iyengar, MH Ossipov, KW Johnson - Pain, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Calcitonin gene–related peptide (CGRP) is a 37-amino acid peptide found primarily in the C
and Aδ sensory fibers arising from the dorsal root and trigeminal ganglia, as well as the …

Biased allosteric modulators: new frontiers in GPCR drug discovery

LM Slosky, MG Caron, LS Barak - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of cell surface receptors in the
genome and the most successful family of targets of FDA-approved drugs. New frontiers in …

Cryo-EM structure of the active, Gs-protein complexed, human CGRP receptor

YL Liang, M Khoshouei, G Deganutti, A Glukhova… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a widely expressed neuropeptide that has a
major role in sensory neurotransmission. The CGRP receptor is a heterodimer of the …

Biased receptor signaling in drug discovery

T Kenakin - Pharmacological reviews, 2019 - ASPET
A great deal of experimental evidence suggests that ligands can stabilize different receptor
active states that go on to interact with cellular signaling proteins to form a range of different …

Amylin: pharmacology, physiology, and clinical potential

DL Hay, S Chen, TA Lutz, DG Parkes, JD Roth - Pharmacological reviews, 2015 - ASPET
Amylin is a pancreatic β-cell hormone that produces effects in several different organ
systems. Here, we review the literature in rodents and in humans on amylin research since …

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: G protein‐coupled receptors

SPH Alexander, HE Benson… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14 provides concise overviews of
the key properties of over 2000 human drug targets with their pharmacology, plus links to an …

Pharmacology and functions of receptors for vasoactive intestinal peptide and pituitary adenylate cyclase‐activating polypeptide: IUPHAR review 1

AJ Harmar, J Fahrenkrug, I Gozes… - British journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase‐activating polypeptide
(PACAP) are members of a superfamily of structurally related peptide hormones that …

Procalcitonin and the calcitonin gene family of peptides in inflammation, infection, and sepsis: a journey from calcitonin back to its precursors

KL Becker, ES Nylen, JC White, B Muller… - The Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Calcitonin (CT) is a hormone that received its name because of its secretion in response to
induced hypercalcemia and its hypocalcemic effect (1). It was shown to originate from the …

Molecular mechanism of β-arrestin-biased agonism at seven-transmembrane receptors

E Reiter, S Ahn, AK Shukla… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The concept of biased agonism has recently come to the fore with the realization that seven-
transmembrane receptors (7TMRs, also known as G protein–coupled receptors, or GPCRs) …

Vascular actions of calcitonin gene-related peptide and adrenomedullin

SD Brain, AD Grant - Physiological reviews, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
This review summarizes the receptor-mediated vascular activities of calcitonin gene-related
peptide (CGRP) and the structurally related peptide adrenomedullin (AM). CGRP is a 37 …