Prolactin in headache and migraine : A systematic review of clinical studies

OBJECTIVE: To systemically review clinical studies investigating the role of prolactin and its receptors in headache and migraine.

BACKGROUND: Migraine prevalence is more common in women compared to men. As prolactin is a crucial regulator of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis, prolactin and its receptors might contribute to signaling mechanisms underlying migraine.

METHODS: In this systematic review, we searched PubMed and EMBASE with the terms: prolactin, hyperprolactinemia, macroprolactinemia, hypoprolactinemia, migraine, headache, head pain and trigeminal pain pathway for clinical studies investigating prolactin signaling in headache and migraine. Two reviewers independently screened 841 articles for population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and study design. Studies were restricted to the English language and were excluded if they had a nonexperimental methodology.

RESULTS: Nineteen clinical studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the qualitative and quantitative analysis. The main findings were that serum prolactin levels were found to be higher in individuals with migraine compared to healthy controls, and prolactinomas (prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas) were correlated with higher incidence of headache in otherwise healthy individuals and migraine attacks in individuals with migraine.

CONCLUSION: Considerable evidence suggests a key role of prolactin and its receptors in migraine pathophysiology. Further randomized and placebo-controlled clinical studies targeting prolactin signaling are needed to further clarify influences of prolactin in migraine attack initiation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache - 43(2023), 2 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 3331024221136286

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Al-Karagholi, Mohammad Al-Mahdi [VerfasserIn]
Kalatharan, Veberka [VerfasserIn]
Ghanizada, Hashmat [VerfasserIn]
Gram, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Dussor, Gregory [VerfasserIn]
Ashina, Messoud [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9002-62-4
Journal Article
Pain
Pituitary gland
Prolactin
Prolactinoma
Review
Sex difference
Systematic Review
Trigeminal pathway

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.02.2023

Date Revised 08.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/03331024221136286

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352284137