Shared and independent roles of CGRP and PACAP in migraine pathophysiology

A Kuburas, AF Russo - The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2023 - Springer
The neuropeptides calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-
activating polypeptide (PACAP) have emerged as mediators of migraine pathogenesis. Both …

Neurogenic inflammation and its role in migraine

R Ramachandran - Seminars in immunopathology, 2018 - Springer
The etiology of migraine pain involves sensitized meningeal afferents that densely innervate
the dural vasculature. These afferents, with their cell bodies located in the trigeminal …

Pathophysiology of migraine

D Pietrobon, MA Moskowitz - Annual review of physiology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Migraine is a collection of perplexing neurological conditions in which the brain and its
associated tissues have been implicated as major players during an attack. Once …

Human models of migraine—short-term pain for long-term gain

M Ashina, JM Hansen, BO á Dunga… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Migraine is a complex disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of headache, and is one
of the most prevalent and disabling neurological disorders. A key feature of migraine is that …

The role of cytokines in migraine: A systematic review

J Thuraiaiyah, M Erritzøe-Jervild, HM Al-Khazali… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Cytokines are important endogenous substances that are involved in immune
and inflammatory responses. Neurogenic inflammation has been proposed to play a role in …

Migraine: a disorder of brain excitatory–inhibitory balance?

D Vecchia, D Pietrobon - Trends in neurosciences, 2012 - cell.com
Migraine is a common disabling brain disorder whose key manifestations are recurrent
attacks of unilateral headache and interictal hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli. Migraine …

Dysautonomia, hypermobility spectrum disorders and mast cell activation syndrome as migraine comorbidities

S Blitshteyn - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Dysautonomia refers to the dysfunction of the autonomic
nervous system and encompasses a wide variety of autonomic symptoms and disorders …

Alterations in PACAP-38-like immunoreactivity in the plasma during ictal and interictal periods of migraine patients

B Tuka, Z Helyes, A Markovics, T Bagoly… - …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Recent studies on migraineurs and our own animal experiments have revealed
that pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 (PACAP-38) has an important role …

Investigation of the pathophysiological mechanisms of migraine attacks induced by pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38

FM Amin, A Hougaard, HW Schytz, MS Asghar… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 (PACAP38) and vasoactive intestinal
polypeptide are structurally and functionally closely related but show differences in migraine …

[HTML][HTML] Role of PACAP in migraine: An alternative to CGRP?

S Guo, I Jansen-Olesen, J Olesen… - Neurobiology of Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Migraine is a widespread and debilitating neurological condition affecting more than a
billion people worldwide. Thus, more effective migraine therapies are highly needed. In the …