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

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). 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. 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. 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..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:86

Enthalten in:

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry - 86(2015), 4, Seite 393-397

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

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

Links:

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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Themen:

Analysis
Arteries - metabolism
Calcitonin
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide - genetics
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide - metabolism
Care and treatment
Migraine
Migraine Disorders - genetics
Migraine Disorders - metabolism
Nerve Fibers - metabolism
Risk factors
Scalp - blood supply
Substance P
Substance P - genetics
Substance P - metabolism
TRPV Cation Channels - genetics
TRPV Cation Channels - metabolism
Usage

doi:

10.1136/jnnp-2014-308813

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1963175948