CGRP physiology, pharmacology, and therapeutic targets: migraine and beyond

AF Russo, DL Hay - Physiological reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide with diverse physiological
functions. Its two isoforms (α and β) are widely expressed throughout the body in sensory …

A global review on short peptides: frontiers and perspectives

V Apostolopoulos, J Bojarska, TT Chai, S Elnagdy… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Peptides are fragments of proteins that carry out biological functions. They act as signaling
entities via all domains of life and interfere with protein-protein interactions, which are …

A historical review of brain drug delivery

WM Pardridge - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The history of brain drug delivery is reviewed beginning with the first demonstration, in 1914,
that a drug for syphilis, salvarsan, did not enter the brain, due to the presence of a blood …

CGRP as the target of new migraine therapies—successful translation from bench to clinic

L Edvinsson, KA Haanes, K Warfvinge… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment of migraine is on the cusp of a new era with the development of drugs
that target the trigeminal sensory neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its …

Mechanism of action of onabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine: a narrative review

R Burstein, AM Blumenfeld… - … : The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To review the literature on the mechanism of action of onabotulinumtoxinA in
chronic migraine. Background OnabotulinumtoxinA is a chronic migraine preventive …

The PACAP pathway is independent of CGRP in mouse models of migraine: possible new drug target?

C Ernstsen, SL Christensen, RH Rasmussen… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-antagonizing drugs represent a major advance in
migraine treatment. However, up to 50% of patients do not benefit from monoclonal …

Amylin analog pramlintide induces migraine‐like attacks in patients

H Ghanizada, MAM Al‐Karagholi, CS Walker… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Migraine is a prevalent and disabling neurological disease. Its genesis is poorly
understood, and there remains unmet clinical need. We aimed to identify mechanisms and …

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 …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP): role in migraine pathophysiology and therapeutic targeting

AS Wattiez, LP Sowers, AF Russo - Expert opinion on therapeutic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is recognized as a
critical player in migraine pathophysiology. Excitement has grown regarding CGRP because …

Single-cell transcriptomic evidence for dense intracortical neuropeptide networks

SJ Smith, U Sümbül, LT Graybuck, F Collman… - elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Seeking new insights into the homeostasis, modulation and plasticity of cortical synaptic
networks, we have analyzed results from a single-cell RNA-seq study of 22,439 mouse …