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 …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide: physiology and pathophysiology

FA Russell, R King, SJ Smillie, X Kodji… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a 37-amino acid neuropeptide. Discovered 30
years ago, it is produced as a consequence of alternative RNA processing of the calcitonin …

Local effector functions of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerve endings: involvement of tachykinins, calcitonin gene-related peptide and other neuropeptides

P Holzer - Neuroscience, 1988 - Elsevier
5. LOCAL EFFECTOR FUNCTIONS OF SENSORY NERVE ENDINGS 743 50.1. Antidromic
Vas~ iIatation, neurogenic inflammation and axon refk~ 5.0. 2. The type of sensory neurons …

CGRP may play a causative role in migraine

LH Lassen, PA Haderslev, VB Jacobsen… - …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has been detected in increased amounts in
external jugular venous blood during migraine attacks. However, it is unknown whether this …

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 …

Regulation of the cerebral circulation: role of endothelium and potassium channels

FM Faraci, DD Heistad - Physiological reviews, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
Faraci, Frank M., and Donald D. Heistad. Regulation of the Cerebral Circulation: Role of
Endothelium and Potassium Channels. Physiol. Rev. 78: 53–97, 1998.—Several new …

Regulation and modulation of calcium channels in cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle cells

TF McDonald, S Pelzer, W Trautwein… - Physiological …, 1994 - journals.physiology.org
I. OVERVIEW AND NOMENCLATURE Times change. In 1926, the writer of a review in this
journal noted that over 350 papers had appeared on the subject during the previous 2 years …

T he T rigeminovascular P athway: R ole of CGRP and CGRP R eceptors in M igraine

L Edvinsson - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The trigeminal ganglion plays a key role in primary headache pathophysiology. Calcitonin
gene‐related peptide (CGRP) and CGRP receptors are expressed in trigeminal neurons that …

The trigeminovascular system in humans: pathophysiologic implications for primary headache syndromes of the neural influences on the cerebral circulation

A May, PJ Goadsby - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
Primary headache syndromes, such as cluster headache and migraine, are widely
described as vascular headaches, although considerable clinical evidence suggests that …

CGRP and its receptors provide new insights into migraine pathophysiology

TW Ho, L Edvinsson, PJ Goadsby - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2010 - nature.com
Over the past 300 years, the migraine field has been dominated by two main theories—the
vascular theory and the central neuronal theory. The success of vasoconstrictors such as …