[HTML][HTML] Chronic migraine pathophysiology and treatment: a review of current perspectives

TJ Mungoven, LA Henderson… - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chronic migraine is a disabling neurological disorder that imposes a considerable burden
on individual and socioeconomic outcomes. Chronic migraine is defined as headaches …

[HTML][HTML] ATP-sensitive potassium channels in migraine: translational findings and therapeutic potential

A Clement, S Guo, I Jansen-Olesen, SL Christensen - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, migraine is a leading cause of disability with a huge impact on both the work and
private life of affected persons. To overcome the societal migraine burden, better treatment …

Opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channels causes migraine attacks: a new target for the treatment of migraine

MAM Al-Karagholi, JM Hansen, S Guo, J Olesen… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Migraine is one of the most disabling and prevalent of all disorders. To improve
understanding of migraine mechanisms and to suggest a new therapeutic target, we …

Effect of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide on development of migraine headaches: a randomized clinical trial

L Pellesi, MAM Al-Karagholi, R De Icco… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating
polypeptides (PACAPs) are structurally and functionally related, yet different in their …

CGRP-dependent signalling pathways involved in mouse models of GTN-cilostazol-and levcromakalim-induced migraine

SL Christensen, RH Rasmussen, C Ernstsen… - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Knowledge of exact signalling events during migraine attacks is lacking.
Various substances are known to trigger migraine attacks in patients and calcitonin gene …

Mechanosensitive meningeal nociception via Piezo channels: Implications for pulsatile pain in migraine?

N Mikhailov, J Leskinen, I Fagerlund… - …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Recent discovery of mechanosensitive Piezo receptors in trigeminal ganglia
suggested the novel molecular candidate for generation of migraine pain. However, the …

ATP sensitive potassium (KATP) channel inhibition: A promising new drug target for migraine

SL Christensen, G Munro, S Petersen, A Shabir… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Recently, the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) sensitive potassium channel
opener levcromakalim was shown to induce migraine attacks with a far higher incidence …

[HTML][HTML] Involvement of potassium channel signalling in migraine pathophysiology

MAM Al-Karagholi - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Migraine is a primary headache disorder ranked as the leading cause of years lived with
disability among individuals younger than 50 years. The aetiology of migraine is complex …

The effects of certain TRP channels and voltage-gated KCNQ/Kv7 channel opener retigabine on calcitonin gene-related peptide release in the trigeminovascular …

A Citak, E Kilinc, IE Torun, S Ankarali… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Calcitonin gene-related peptide release in trigeminovascular system is a pivotal
component of neurogenic inflammation underlying migraine pathophysiology. Transient …

Levcromakalim, an adenosine triphosphate‐sensitive potassium channel opener, dilates extracerebral but not cerebral arteries

MAM Al‐Karagholi, H Ghanizada… - … : The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background ATP‐sensitive potassium (KATP) channel opener levcromakalim induces
migraine attacks in migraine patients. Underlying mechanisms responsible for headache …