The Anti-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (Anti-CGRP) Antibody Fremanezumab Reduces Trigeminal Neurons Immunoreactive to CGRP and CGRP Receptor Components in Rats

Treatment with the anti-CGRP antibody fremanezumab is successful in the prevention of chronic and frequent episodic migraine. In preclinical rat experiments, fremanezumab has been shown to reduce calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) release from trigeminal tissues and aversive behaviour to noxious facial stimuli, which are characteristic pathophysiological changes accompanying severe primary headaches. To further decipher the effects of fremanezumab that underlie these antinociceptive effects in rats, immunohistochemistry and ELISA techniques were used to analyse the content and concentration of CGRP in the trigeminal ganglion, as well as the ratio of trigeminal ganglion neurons which are immunoreactive to CGRP and CGRP receptor components, 1-10 days after subcutaneous injection of fremanezumab (30 mg/kg) compared to an isotype control antibody. After fremanezumab treatment, the fraction of trigeminal ganglion neurons which were immunoreactive to CGRP and the CGRP receptor components calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) and receptor activity modifying protein 1 (RAMP1) was significantly lowered compared to the control. The content and concentration of CGRP in trigeminal ganglia were not significantly changed. A long-lasting reduction in CGRP receptors expressed in trigeminal afferents may contribute to the attenuation of CGRP signalling and antinociceptive effects of monoclonal anti-CGRP antibodies in rats.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 17 vom: 30. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vogler, Birgit [VerfasserIn]
Kuhn, Annette [VerfasserIn]
Mackenzie, Kimberly D [VerfasserIn]
Stratton, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Dux, Mária [VerfasserIn]
Messlinger, Karl [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics
Antibodies, Monoclonal
CGRP release
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Calcitonin gene-related peptide
Fremanezumab
JHB2QIZ69Z
Journal Article
Migraine pain
Monoclonal antibody
Rat
Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Trigeminal ganglion

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.09.2023

Date Revised 11.09.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms241713471

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361837674