CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1177/03331024241291578
Francescantonio Cammarota, Roberto De Icco, Gloria Vaghi, Michele Corrado, Federico Bighiani, Daniele Martinelli, Patricia Pozo-Rosich, Peter J Goadsby, Cristina Tassorelli
{"title":"High-frequency episodic migraine: Time for its recognition as a migraine subtype?","authors":"Francescantonio Cammarota, Roberto De Icco, Gloria Vaghi, Michele Corrado, Federico Bighiani, Daniele Martinelli, Patricia Pozo-Rosich, Peter J Goadsby, Cristina Tassorelli","doi":"10.1177/03331024241291578","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03331024241291578","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>High-frequency episodic migraine (HFEM) has gained attention in the field of headache research and clinical practice. In this narrative review, we analyzed the available literature to assess the evidence that could help decide whether HFEM may represent a distinct clinical and/or biological entity within the migraine spectrum.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The output of the literature search included 61 papers that were allocated to one of the following topics: (i) socio-demographic features and burden; (ii) clinical and therapeutic aspects; (iii) pathophysiology; and (iv) classification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Multiple features differentiate subjects with HFEM from low-frequency episodic migraine and from chronic migraine: education, employment rates, quality of life, disability and psychiatric comorbidities load. Some evidence also suggests that HFEM bears a specific profile of activation of cortical and spinal pain-related pathways, possibly related to maladaptive plasticity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Subjects with HFEM bear a distinctive clinical and socio-demographic profile within the episodic migraine group, with a higher disease burden and an increased risk of transitioning to chronic migraine<b>.</b> Recognizing HFEM as a distinct entity is an opportunity for the better understanding of migraine and the spectrum of frequency with which it can manifest, as well as for stimulating further research and more adequate public health approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"44 10","pages":"3331024241291578"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142459342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1177/03331024241293104
Linda Al-Hassany, Deirdre M Boucherie, Emile G M Couturier, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink
{"title":"Author response to 'Clarification on the incidence and sex-specificity of sexual dysfunction as an adverse event of CGRP-targeting medications'.","authors":"Linda Al-Hassany, Deirdre M Boucherie, Emile G M Couturier, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink","doi":"10.1177/03331024241293104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024241293104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"44 10","pages":"3331024241293104"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-09-14DOI: 10.1177/03331024241269735
Francesca Puledda, Simona Sacco, Hans-Christoph Diener, Messoud Ashina, Haidar M. Al-Khazali, Sait Ashina, Rami Burstein, Eric Liebler, Andrea Cipriani, Min Kyung Chu, Alexandra Cocores, Freda Dodd-Glover, Esme Ekizoğlu, David Garcia-Azorin, Carl H. Göbel, Maria Teresa Goicochea, Amr Hassan, Koichi Hirata, Jan Hoffmann, Bronwyn Jenkins, Katharina Kamm, Mi Ji Lee, Yu-Hsiang Ling, Marco Lisicki, Daniele Martinelli, Teshamae S. Monteith, Raffaele Ornello, Aynur Özge, Mario Fernando Prieto Peres, Patricia Pozo-Rosich, Volodymyr Romanenko, Todd J. Schwedt, Marcio Nattan P Souza, Tsubasa Takizawa, Gisela M. Terwindt, Janu Thuraiaiyah, Mansoureh Togha, Nicolas Vandenbussche, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Shenguan Yu, Cristina Tassorelli
{"title":"International Headache Society Global Practice Recommendations for Preventive Pharmacological Treatment of Migraine","authors":"Francesca Puledda, Simona Sacco, Hans-Christoph Diener, Messoud Ashina, Haidar M. Al-Khazali, Sait Ashina, Rami Burstein, Eric Liebler, Andrea Cipriani, Min Kyung Chu, Alexandra Cocores, Freda Dodd-Glover, Esme Ekizoğlu, David Garcia-Azorin, Carl H. Göbel, Maria Teresa Goicochea, Amr Hassan, Koichi Hirata, Jan Hoffmann, Bronwyn Jenkins, Katharina Kamm, Mi Ji Lee, Yu-Hsiang Ling, Marco Lisicki, Daniele Martinelli, Teshamae S. Monteith, Raffaele Ornello, Aynur Özge, Mario Fernando Prieto Peres, Patricia Pozo-Rosich, Volodymyr Romanenko, Todd J. Schwedt, Marcio Nattan P Souza, Tsubasa Takizawa, Gisela M. Terwindt, Janu Thuraiaiyah, Mansoureh Togha, Nicolas Vandenbussche, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Shenguan Yu, Cristina Tassorelli","doi":"10.1177/03331024241269735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024241269735","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"195 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1177/03331024241278919
Agustin Melo-Carrillo, Andrew M. Strassman, Khrystoffer-Kihan J. Malcolm, Aubrey Manack Adams, Brett Dabruzzo, Ron S. Briode, Mitchell F. Brin, Rami Burstein
{"title":"Exploring the effects of extracranial injections of botulinum toxin type A on activation and sensitization of central trigeminovascular neurons by cortical spreading depression in male and female rats","authors":"Agustin Melo-Carrillo, Andrew M. Strassman, Khrystoffer-Kihan J. Malcolm, Aubrey Manack Adams, Brett Dabruzzo, Ron S. Briode, Mitchell F. Brin, Rami Burstein","doi":"10.1177/03331024241278919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024241278919","url":null,"abstract":"BackgroundOnabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA), is assumed to achieve its therapeutic effect in migraine through blocking activation of unmyelinated meningeal nociceptors and their downstream communications with central dura-sensitive trigeminovascular neurons in the spinal trigeminal nucleus (SPV). The present study investigated the mechanism of action of onabotA by assessing its effect on activation and sensitization of dura-sensitive neurons in the SPV by cortical spreading depression (CSD). It is a follow up to our recent study on onabotA effects on activation and sensitization of peripheral trigeminovascular neurons.MethodsIn anesthetized male and female rats, single-unit recordings were used to assess effects of extracranial injections of onabotA (five injections, one unit each, diluted in 5 μl of saline were made along the lambdoid (two injection sites) and sagittal (two injection sites) suture) vs. vehicle on CSD-induced activation and sensitization of high-threshold (HT) and wide-dynamic range (WDR) dura-sensitive neurons in the SPV.ResultsSingle cell analysis of onabotA pretreatment effects on CSD-induced activation and sensitization of central trigeminovascular neurons in the SPV revealed the ability of this neurotoxin to prevent activation and sensitization of WDR neurons (13/20 (65%) vs. 4/16 (25%) activated neurons in the control vs. treated groups, p = 0.022, Fisher's exact). By contrast, onabotA pretreatment effects on CSD-induced activation and sensitization of HT neurons had no effect on their activation (12/18 (67%) vs. 4/7 (36%) activated neurons in the control vs. treated groups, p = 0.14, Fisher's exact). Regarding sensitization, we found that onabotA pretreatment prevented the enhanced responses to mechanical stimulation of the skin (i.e. responses reflecting central sensitization) in both WDR and HT neurons. In control but not treated WDR neurons, responses to brush ( p = 0.004 vs. p = 0.007), pressure ( p = 0.002 vs. p = 0.79) and pinch ( p = 0.007 vs. 0.79) increased significantly two hours after CSD. Similarly, in control but not treated HT neurons, responses to brush ( p = 0.002 vs. p = 0.79), pressure ( p = 0.002 vs. p = 0.72) and pinch ( p = 0.0006 vs. p = 0.28) increased significantly two hours after CSD. Unexpectedly, onabotA pretreatment prevented the enhanced responses of both WDR and HT neurons to mechanical stimulation of the dura (commonly reflecting peripheral sensitization). In control vs. treated WDR and HT neurons, responses to dural stimulation were enhanced in 70 vs. 25% ( p = 0.017) and 78 vs. 27% ( p = 0.017), respectively.ConclusionsThe ability of onabotA to prevent activation and sensitization of WDR neurons is attributed to its preferential inhibitory effects on unmyelinated C-fibers. The inability of onabotA to prevent activation of HT neurons is attributed to its less extensive inhibitory effects on the thinly myelinated Aδ-fibers. These findings provide further pre-clinical evidence about differences and","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"23 1","pages":"3331024241278919"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142195492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1177/03331024241273966
Iker Elosua-Bayes, Alicia Alpuente, Laura Melgarejo, Edoardo Caronna, Marta Torres-Ferrús, Patricia Pozo-Rosich
{"title":"Case series on monoclonal antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide in migraine patients during pregnancy: Enhancing safety data.","authors":"Iker Elosua-Bayes, Alicia Alpuente, Laura Melgarejo, Edoardo Caronna, Marta Torres-Ferrús, Patricia Pozo-Rosich","doi":"10.1177/03331024241273966","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03331024241273966","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Monoclonal antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP-mAbs) are approved for adult migraine prevention but pose safety concerns in pregnancy. We assess the safety of CGRP-mAbs in the periconceptional period through a case series and literature review.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six migraine-diagnosed women received CGRP-mAbs; treatment ceased upon pregnancy. We collected data and conducted safety assessments. To provide a comprehensive context, we performed a literature review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The series includes three erenumab, two fremanezumab and one galcanezumab case. A fremanezumab recipient experienced miscarriage; severe perinatal asphyxia linked to dystocia occurred with erenumab (140 mg). Database reviews revealed 63 spontaneous abortions, eight premature births, and seven birth defects among 286 World Health Organization and 65 European Medicines Agency cases. These rates align with untreated population rates.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CGRP-mAbs use in the periconceptional period does not lead to clinically significant increase in pregnancy-related pathology or adverse effects on newborns within our case series and the literature reviewed.</p>","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"44 9","pages":"3331024241273966"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1177/03331024241281493
Caroline M Kopruszinski, Grace Lee, Laurent K Martin, Kara R Barber, Aubin Moutal, David W Dodick, Edita Navratilova, Frank Porreca
{"title":"A male-specific mechanism of meningeal nociceptor sensitization promoting migraine headache.","authors":"Caroline M Kopruszinski, Grace Lee, Laurent K Martin, Kara R Barber, Aubin Moutal, David W Dodick, Edita Navratilova, Frank Porreca","doi":"10.1177/03331024241281493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024241281493","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We wished to explore possible sexual dimorphism in mechanisms sensitizing or activating meningeal nociceptors that can promote the headache phase of migraine.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Male and female C57BL6J mice received either supradural orexin B and an inflammatory mediator cocktail (IM) with migraine-like pain behaviors and photophobia recorded. Expression of orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) in trigeminal ganglion (TG) and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) levels in trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC) were evaluated. Orexin B-induced excitability of TG cells was assessed with patch-clamp electrophysiology. Intranasal delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 plasmids was used to edit the expression of OX2R in the TG.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Supradural orexin B induced migraine-like pain behaviors, photophobia and increased TNC ERK phosphorylation exclusively in males. Blockade of orexin signaling with supradural suvorexant, a dual orexin receptor antagonist, prevented, but did not reverse, migraine-like pain in males induced by supradural IM cocktail. OX2R expression was higher in male TG and orexin B increased TG neuron excitability in males. Intranasal OX2R CRISPR/Cas9 reduced TG receptor expression and orexin B-induced TNC ERK phosphorylation and prevented migraine-like pain induced by supradural orexin B in males.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our studies reveal a male-specific mechanism of TG nociceptor sensitization and migraine-like pain behavior mediated by orexin B/OX2R signaling. Sexually dimorphic mechanisms of trigeminal nociceptor sensitization and activation offer opportunities to improve patient outcomes by considering patient sex and may influence clinical trial design and interpretation.</p>","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"44 9","pages":"3331024241281493"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1177/03331024241266951
Cevdet Acarsoy, Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Mohammad Arfan Ikram, Meike W Vernooij, Daniel Bos
{"title":"Migraine and brain structure in the elderly: The Rotterdam Study.","authors":"Cevdet Acarsoy, Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Mohammad Arfan Ikram, Meike W Vernooij, Daniel Bos","doi":"10.1177/03331024241266951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024241266951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recent studies suggested that persons with migraine might be at higher risk of structural brain changes, including cerebral small vessel disease and atrophy. However, findings in the literature are inconsistent, with variations observed in the direction, magnitude, and population characteristics of reported effects, and large-scale population-based evidence remains scarce. Hence, we investigated the association of migraine with structural brain changes in a middle-aged and elderly population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Within the population-based Rotterdam Study, lifetime history of migraine was assessed using a validated questionnaire between 2006 and 2011. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was performed in 4920 participants (median age 61.7 [IQR 45.5, 97.5] years, 55.4% female) to assess imaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease and brain atrophy. We used linear and logistic regression models to examine the cross-sectional association of migraine with brain volumes (total grey and white matter volumes in mL) and cerebral small vessel disease markers (white matter hyperintensity volume in mL, presence of lacunes and cerebral microbleeds). Adjustments were made for age, sex, intracranial volume and cardiovascular variables. Analyses were also stratified by sex and presence of aura.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The lifetime prevalence of migraine was 15.3% (752/4920). In multivariable adjusted regression models, we found no statistically significant differences between participants with and without migraine in terms of total brain volume (mean difference [MD]: 2.21 mL, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.38 ; 4.81), grey matter volume (MD: 0.38 mL, 95% CI: -1.98 ; 2.74), white matter volume (MD: 2.19 mL, 95% CI: -0.56 ; 4.93), log white matter hyperintensity volume (MD: -0.04 mL, 95% CI: -0.10 ; 0.02), presence of lacunes (odds ratio [OR]: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.58-1.15), and presence of cerebral microbleeds (OR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.76-1.18).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this study, we found that middle-aged and elderly participants with migraine were not more likely to have structural brain changes on magnetic resonance imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"44 9","pages":"3331024241266951"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1177/03331024241278911
Robyn-Jenia Wilcha, Peter J Goadsby
{"title":"Triptan non-response in a London tertiary headache centre: What can we learn? A retrospective study.","authors":"Robyn-Jenia Wilcha, Peter J Goadsby","doi":"10.1177/03331024241278911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024241278911","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Triptans revolutionized the acute treatment of migraine; however, varied responses to triptans, as a result of poor efficacy and tolerability, are reported. A standardized definition of triptan non-response was recently proposed by the European Headache Federation (EHF). There is currently limited data available on the prevalence of triptan non-response.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used clinic letters over a two-year duration to evaluate the triptan response and triptan efficacy or tolerability failure, or both, in a London-based tertiary headache service.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 419 adult migraine patients (females: 83.8%, age: 46 ± 18 years, chronic migraine: 88.5%) were included in a service evaluation. In line with the EHF definitions, \"triptan non-response\" was seen in 63.8% of patients (264/414), whereas 37.7% of patients (156/414) had failed at least two triptans (EHF \"triptan resistant\") and 4.6% of patients (19/414) had failed at least three triptans, including a subcutaneous formulation (EHF \"triptan refractory\"). Notably, 21.3% of patients (88/414) had failed at least three triptans inclusive and exclusive of subcutaneous triptan use. Advancing age (<i>p </i>< 0.001) and the presence of medication overuse (<i>p </i>= 0.006) increased the probability of triptan response, whereas an increased number of failed preventives (<i>p </i>< 0.001) and the use of calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies (<i>p </i>= 0.022) increased the probability of triptan non-response. The largest proportion of patients responded to eletriptan (49.5%), followed by nasal zolmitriptan (44.4%) and rizatriptan (35.7%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings highlight an alarming prevalence of triptan non-response among adult migraineurs receiving treatment in a London-based tertiary headache service. It is imperative for clinicians to explore methods to optimize acute medication efficacy, whether this comprises changing to a triptan with a superior response rate, advocating for early intervention or considering alternative acute medication classes, such as gepants or ditans.</p>","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"44 9","pages":"3331024241278911"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1177/03331024241277542
Charlotte Ernstsen, Karina Obelitz-Ryom, David Møbjerg B Kristensen, Jes Olesen, Sarah Louise Christensen, Song Guo
{"title":"Mechanisms of GTN-induced migraine: Role of NOS isoforms, sGC and peroxynitrite in a migraine relevant mouse model.","authors":"Charlotte Ernstsen, Karina Obelitz-Ryom, David Møbjerg B Kristensen, Jes Olesen, Sarah Louise Christensen, Song Guo","doi":"10.1177/03331024241277542","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03331024241277542","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Migraine research has highlighted the pivotal role of nitric oxide (NO) in migraine pathophysiology. Nitric oxide donors such as glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) induce migraine attacks in humans, whereas spontaneous migraine attacks can be aborted by inhibiting NO production. The present study aimed to investigate how GTN triggers migraine through its three nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms (neuronal NOS (nNOS), endothelial NOS (eNOS) and inducible NOS (iNOS)) via a suspected feed-forward phenomenon.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Migraine-relevant hypersensitivity was induced by repeated injection of GTN in an <i>in vivo</i> mouse model. Cutaneous tactile sensitivity was assessed using von Frey filaments. Signaling pathways involved in this model were dissected using non-selective and selective NOS inhibitors, knockout mice lacking eNOS or nNOS and their wild-type control mice. Also, we tested a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor and a peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst (N<sub>total </sub>= 312).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Non-selective NOS inhibition blocked GTN-induced hypersensitivity. This response was partially associated with iNOS, and potentially nNOS and eNOS conjointly. Furthermore, we found that the GTN response was largely dependent on the generation of peroxynitrite and partly soluble guanylate cyclase.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Migraine-relevant hypersensitivity induced by GTN is mediated by a possible feed-forward phenomenon of NO driven mainly by iNOS but with contributions from other isoforms. The involvement of peroxynitrite adds to the notion that oxidative stress reactions are also involved.</p>","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"44 9","pages":"3331024241277542"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CephalalgiaPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1177/03331024241276501
Francesco Casillo, Antonio Di Renzo, Gabriele Sebastianelli, Chiara Abagnale, Francesco Martelli, Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Mariano Serrao, Benedetto Falsini, Vincenzo Parisi, Gianluca Coppola
{"title":"Lack of a direct link between macular cones function and photophobia in interictal migraine.","authors":"Francesco Casillo, Antonio Di Renzo, Gabriele Sebastianelli, Chiara Abagnale, Francesco Martelli, Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Mariano Serrao, Benedetto Falsini, Vincenzo Parisi, Gianluca Coppola","doi":"10.1177/03331024241276501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024241276501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>It is still debatable whether the mechanisms underlying photophobia are related to altered visual cortex excitability or specific abnormalities of colour-related focal macular retino-thalamic information processing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study examined Ganzfeld blue-red (B-R) and blue-yellow (B-Y) focal macular cone flash ERG (ffERG) and focal-flash visual evoked potentials (ffVEPs) simultaneously in a group of migraine patients with (n = 18) and without (n = 19) aura during the interictal phase, in comparison to a group of healthy volunteers (HVs) (n = 20). We correlate the resulting retinal and cortical electrophysiological responses with subjective discomfort from exposure to bright light verified on a numerical scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to HVs, the amplitude and phase of the first and second harmonic of ffERG and ffVEPs were non-significantly different in migraine patients without aura and migraine patients with aura for both the B-R and the B-Y focal stimuli. Pearson's correlation test did not disclose correlations between clinical variables, including the photophobia scale and electrophysiological variables.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These results do not favour interictal functional abnormalities in L-M- and S-cone opponent visual pathways in patients with migraine. They also suggest that the discomfort resulting from exposure to bright light is not related to focal macular retinal-to-visual cortex pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":10075,"journal":{"name":"Cephalalgia","volume":"44 9","pages":"3331024241276501"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142281152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}