TRPV1, CGRP and SP in scalp arteries of patients suffering from chronic migraine

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OBJECTIVE: The transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 receptor (TRPV1) and the neuropeptides calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP) appear to be differently involved in migraine pain. A role of neurovascular scalp structures is also suggested by several data. We performed a quantitative study of TRPV1-like immunoreactive (LI), CGRP-LI and SP-LI innervation of scalp arterial samples from patients affected with chronic migraine (CM).

METHODS: Short segments of scalp arteries were collected from 17 participants undergoing vascular surgery for treatment-resistant CM and from 6 controls who underwent neurosurgery for various indications. The immunoreactivity of the arterial innervation to TRPV1, CGRP, SP and to the pan-neuronal marker protein gene product 9.5 (PGP9.5) was examined. Immunoreactive nerve fibres in vessel cross-sections were quantified by computerised image analysis.

RESULTS: A significant increase of TRPV1-LI nerve fibres was found in the arterial wall from CM compared with control patients (p<0.05), while no significant difference was found for CGRP and SP.

CONCLUSIONS: This study yields the first evidence for the existence of a TRPV1-LI innervation in human scalp arteries and provides the first quantitative assessment of the TRPV1-LI, CGRP-LI and SP-LI innervation of those vessels. The increase of TRPV1-LI periarterial nociceptive fibres of scalp arteries may represent, at least in some participants, a structural condition favouring CM (and possibly migraine), for example, by causing a higher sensitivity to algogenic agents.

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CommentIn: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2015 Apr;86(4):361. - PMID 25288609

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:86

Enthalten in:

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 86(2015), 4 vom: 06. Apr., Seite 393-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Del Fiacco, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Quartu, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Boi, Marianna [VerfasserIn]
Serra, M Pina [VerfasserIn]
Melis, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Boccaletti, Riccardo [VerfasserIn]
Shevel, Elliot [VerfasserIn]
Cianchetti, Carlo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

33507-63-0
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
HEADACHE
JHB2QIZ69Z
Journal Article
MIGRAINE
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Substance P
TRPV Cation Channels
TRPV1 protein, human

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Date Completed 12.05.2015

Date Revised 21.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2015 Apr;86(4):361. - PMID 25288609

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/jnnp-2014-308813

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NLM242538282