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Al-Nimry SS, Alkilani AZ, Alda'ajeh NA. Transdermal Drug Delivery of Rizatriptan Using Microneedles Array Patch: Preparation, Characterization and Ex-vivo/In-Vivo Study. Pharm Dev Technol 2024:1-46. [PMID: 39159078 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2024.2393218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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Given the extensive first pass metabolism of rizatriptan in oral administration and its delayed absorption during a migraine attack as a result of gastric stasis, focus has been on transdermal delivery. The main purpose of this study is to prepare and assess transdermal formulation of rizatriptan, loaded on hydrogel microneedles delivery system, to avoid first pass metabolism and also improve its percutaneous permeation rate. Rizatriptan hydrogel microneedles were prepared using micromolding method and evaluated in terms of mechanical strength, encapsulation efficiency, permeation and in-vivo skin absorption. Different formulations of rizatriptan microneedles (F1-F5) were successfully prepared using different concentrations of carboxymethyl cellulose and gelatin type A. Rizatriptan hydrogel microneedles demonstrated favorable mechanical properties, demonstrating its mechanical strength to withstand insertion forces, thereby enhancing its skin insertion ability. In permeation study the percent cumulative drug released after 24 hours ranged between 93.1-100% which means that microneedles were able to deliver the drug effectively. For in-vivo study, F3 formulation was selected due to its superior characteristics over other formulations as it exhibited the highest swelling capacity, demonstrated favorable mechanical properties. Furthermore, F3 showcased the most controlled drug release over a 24-hour period. Relative bioavailability of F3 microneedles was 179.59% compared to oral administration based on the AUC0-24. The observed AUC0-24 in F3 microneedles was statistically significant and 1.80 times greater than that in oral administration. The higher rizatriptan level in the microneedle demonstrated adequate drug permeability through the rat skin, suggesting the potential of microneedles for enhanced therapeutic effectiveness.
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- Suhair S Al-Nimry
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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Tan Y, Gou Z, Lai Z, Lin C, Li H, Huang F, Dong F, Jing C. Genetic overlap and Mendelian randomization analysis highlighted the causal relationship between psoriatic disease and migraine. Arch Dermatol Res 2024; 316:536. [PMID: 39158717 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-024-03295-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Despite observational studies suggesting a link between psoriatic disease (including psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis) and migraine, it is unclear whether there is a shared genetic etiology or a causal relationship between the two conditions. We aimed to reveal the genetic overlap and causality using the Mendelian randomization (MR) framework. The genetic analysis utilized summary data from the most extensive European genome-wide association study (GWAS) of migraine. Well-powered psoriatic disease GWAS data were obtained from two independent cohort studies, which served as discovery and validation datasets. Global and regional genetic correlations between psoriatic disease and migraine were assessed, and pleiotropic regions identified by pairwise GWAS analysis were further annotated. We further applied a two-sample MR multivariate MR to investigate the potential causal relationship between them. The global genetic correlation test indicated weak correlations between psoriatic disease and migraine, while regional correlation analyses delineated one significant shared locus between psoriasis and migraine. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that shared genes were involved biological processes to the major histocompatibility and antigen processing and presentation. In terms of causality estimates, genetically predicted psoriasis (Pmeta = 0.003) and psoriatic arthritis (Pmeta = 0.028) were associated with an increased risk of migraine. Multivariate MR analysis indicated that psoriasis was an independent risk factor for migraine (P < 0.05). No significant associations were found in the reverse direction. Our study supported the causal role of psoriasis on migraine, and the central role for immunomodulatory etiology. These findings have significant implications for the management of migraine and clinical practice in patients with psoriasis.
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- Yuxuan Tan
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Ave West, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Ave West, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Ave West, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Ave West, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Ave West, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Ave West, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Ave West, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Futian), Shenzhen, 518034, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Ave West, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P. R. China.
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Terruzzi A, AlMadani A, Al-Rukn S, Farghaly M, Dallal SA, Zayed M, Vainstein N, Fathy M, Uboweja A, Natarajan A, Subramanyam K, Ramachandrachar BC, Aljabban A. A Retrospective Analysis of Disease Epidemiology, Comorbidity Burden, Treatment Patterns, and Healthcare Resource Utilization of Migraine in the United Arab Emirates. Pain Ther 2024:10.1007/s40122-024-00634-1. [PMID: 39030417 DOI: 10.1007/s40122-024-00634-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Migraine is a recurrent, disabling neurological disorder with a substantial global disease burden. However, limited real-world data are available on the patient characteristics, treatment patterns, comorbidities, and economic burden of migraine in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In this study, we evaluated the disease burden, comorbidities, treatment patterns, specialties involved in migraine diagnosis, and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and associated costs in patients with migraine in Dubai, UAE. METHODS A retrospective, secondary database cohort study was conducted from 01 January 2014 to 31 March 2022 using the Dubai Real-World Database. Patients aged ≥ 18 years with at least one diagnosis claim for migraine with continuous enrollment during the study period were included. Patients were stratified into treatment sub-cohorts. Outcomes were evaluated in terms of clinical characteristics, comorbidities, specialists visited, treatment patterns, and HCRU. RESULTS The study included 203,222 patients (mean age: 40 years), with male predominance (55.4%). About 13.4% of patients had specific cardiovascular comorbidities. Frequently prescribed drug classes were nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (84.4%), triptans (29.8%), and beta-blockers (12.8%), while only 1.0% of patients with migraine were prescribed newer medications like calcitonin gene-related peptide antagonists. General medicine was the most frequently visited specialty on the index date (51.5%). The all-cause and migraine-specific median gross costs during the 12-month post-index period were US $1252.6 (2.4-564,740.7) and US $198.1 (0-168,903.3) respectively, with maximum contribution from inpatients. The contribution of migraine-specific median costs to all-cause median costs was highest for the diagnosis-related group (64.9%), followed by consumables (35.2%), medications (32.0%), procedures (24.5%), and services (24.5%). CONCLUSION Migraine significantly impacts healthcare costs in the UAE. The role of newer therapies in migraine management should be explored to reduce the associated socioeconomic burden and improve patients' quality of life.
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- Health Economics and Insurance Policies Department, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
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- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Pfizer, Dubai, UAE
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- Cardiovascular Scientific Expert Emerging Market, Pfizer, Dubai, UAE
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- Value and Implementation Global Medical and Scientific Affairs, MSD, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Pfizer, Dubai Media City, P.O. Box 502749, Dubai, UAE.
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Ornello R, Baldini F, Onofri A, Rosignoli C, De Santis F, Burgalassi A, Chiarugi A, Geppetti P, Sacco S, Iannone LF. Impact of duration of chronic migraine on long-term effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway-A real-world study. Headache 2024. [PMID: 39012070 DOI: 10.1111/head.14788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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OBJECTIVE We assessed whether the effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) pathway changes according to the duration of chronic migraine (CM) over 12 months. BACKGROUND In most patients, CM is a progressive disease starting with episodic migraine. Longer CM duration might be associated with more difficult treatment, probably because the mechanisms underlying chronicization are strengthened. Therefore, early treatment of CM could lead to better outcomes compared with later treatment. METHODS This cohort study included individuals with CM treated with anti-CGRP mAbs in two tertiary headache centers from April 2019 to May 2023. The primary outcome included a change in monthly migraine days (MMDs) from baseline to the third trimester of treatment, 10-12 months. Secondary outcomes established whether response to anti-CGRP mAbs has a more rapid onset in individuals with shorter CM duration compared with longer duration; they included change in MMDs, monthly headache days (MHDs), and days and number of intakes of acute medication during each trimester compared to baseline. Additional outcomes included persisting MMDs, MHDs, and days and number of intakes of acute medication during each trimester of treatment. Patients were compared across tertiles of the overall CM duration. RESULTS The study included 335 individuals with CM, with a median (interquartile range [IQR]) age of 48 (39-57) years; 270 (80.6%) were women. Patients in the highest tertile of CM duration (aged 18-60 years) were older than patients in the lower duration tertiles (0-7 years and 8-18 years, respectively), with a median (IQR) age of 56 (48-64) years compared with 42 (31-50) years, and 48 (39-56)years, respectively (p = 0.025); however, this difference was likely due to a correlation between age and disease duration. The change in MMDs from baseline to the last trimester of treatment (10-12 months) was comparable across tertiles of CM duration (median [IQR] -12 [-18 to -5] days, -12 [-17 to -6] days, and -12 [-18 to -4] days; p = 0.946). No difference emerged in secondary outcomes, suggesting a similar time to onset of anti-CGRP mAbs effect across all tertiles of CM duration. CONCLUSIONS Our data showed that anti-CGRP mAbs are effective and have a rapid onset of action in CM regardless of disease duration.
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- Raffaele Ornello
- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Headache Center and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Headache Center and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Dentistry, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Ouyang D, Liu Y, Xie W. Exploring the Causal Relationship Between Migraine and Insomnia Through Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization: A Bidirectional Causal Relationship. J Pain Res 2024; 17:2407-2415. [PMID: 39050680 PMCID: PMC11268570 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s460566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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Introduction The intricate relationship between migraine and insomnia has been a subject of great interest due to its complex mechanisms. Despite extensive research, understanding the causal link between these conditions remains a challenge. Material and Methods This study employs a bidirectional Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the causal relationship between migraine and insomnia. Risk loci for both conditions were derived from large-scale Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS). The primary method of Mendelian Randomization utilized in this study is the Inverse Variance Weighted (IVW) method. Results Our findings indicate a bidirectional causal relationship between migraine and insomnia. In the discovery set, migraine had a significant effect on insomnia (OR=1.02, 95% CI=1.02 (1.01-1.03), PIVW=5.30E-04). However, this effect was not confirmed in the validation set (OR=1.03, 95% CI=1.03 (0.87-1.21), PIVW=0.77). Insomnia also had a significant effect on migraine (OR=1.02, 95% CI=1.02 (0.01-1.03), PIVW=2.67E-08), and this effect was validated in the validation set (OR=2.30, 95% CI=2.30 (1.60-3.30), PIVW=5.78E-06). Conclusion This study provides meaningful insights into the bidirectional causality between migraine and insomnia, highlighting a complex interplay between these conditions. While our findings advance the understanding of the relationship between migraine and insomnia, they also open up new avenues for further research. The results underscore the need for considering both conditions in clinical and therapeutic strategies.
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- Di Ouyang
- Department of Neurology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of YuLin, Yulin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of YuLin, Yulin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China
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Lee DA, Lee HJ, Kim J, Park KM. Association between patients with migraine and sarcopenia: A retrospective study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e38941. [PMID: 38996151 PMCID: PMC11245205 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000038941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Recently, interest in sarcopenia has been increasing in patients with various neurological diseases. Thus, we investigated the presence of sarcopenia in patients with episodic migraine (EM) based on temporal muscle thickness (TMT). This was a retrospectively observational study following STROBE guidelines. We enrolled patients with EM and healthy controls. Both groups underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging, including three-dimensional T1-weighted imaging. We calculated the TMT using T1-weighted imaging, which is a marker for sarcopenia. We compared TMT between patients with EM and healthy controls, and analyzed it according to presence of migraine aura. We retrospectively enrolled 82 patients with EM and 53 healthy controls. TMT was not different between patients with EM and healthy controls (10.804 ± 2.045 mm in patients with EM vs 10.721 ± 1.547 mm in healthy controls, P = .801). Furthermore, TMT was not different according to presence of migraine aura in patients with EM (10.994 ± 2.016 mm in patients with migraine aura vs 10.716 ± 2.071 mm in those without, P = .569). There were no correlations between TMT and clinical characteristics in patients with EM, including age, age of onset, duration of migraine, headache intensity, and headache frequency. This study found no statistical difference in TMT between patients with EM and healthy controls or between patients with EM with and without aura. These findings suggest that there is no evidence of sarcopenia in patients with EM.
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- Dong Ah Lee
- Department of Neurology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Mingels S, Granitzer M, Luedtke K, Dankaerts W. Therapeutic Patient Education as Part of the Physiotherapy Management of Adults with Headache: A Scoping Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2024; 28:547-564. [PMID: 38613735 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-024-01253-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Physiotherapy interventions for headache mostly include exercise and manual therapy. Yet, the complex nature of headache, sometimes characterized by symptoms of facilitated central pain mechanisms, demands an individualized approach in which therapeutic patient education could be supportive. This scoping review aimed to summarize the position of therapeutic patient education within the physiotherapy management of adults with headache. PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched. The search-query comprised terminology relating to "headache", "education", and "physiotherapy". Eligibility criteria were: adults with headache, interventions including education within the domain of physiotherapy, reviews, clinical trials, cohort, case report, case-control studies. RECENT FINDINGS Eleven publications were included from the 281 retrieved publications. These publications were clinical trials (n = 4), reviews (n = 4), case-reports (n = 2), and a guideline (n = 1). Type of headaches studied were migraine (n = 3), post-traumatic headache (n = 2), tension-type headache (n = 2), cervicogenic headache (n = 1), primary headaches (n = 1), chronic daily headache (n = 1), and mixed migraine-cervicogenic headache (n = 1). Education seems an umbrella-term for postural education, lifestyle advice, and pain education. Three themes emerged across the publications: handling headache triggers (migraine, post-traumatic headache), promoting active lifestyle (post-traumatic headache, chronic daily headache, migraine), evaluating posture (post-traumatic headache, chronic daily headache, tension-type headache, cervicogenic headache). All publications recommended education in the management of headache. Only one (of the 11 included) publication described the educational program and determined its efficacy. Based on this scoping review, therapeutic patient education seems supported within physiotherapy management of headache. However, it is unclear how such education is tailored to the specific needs of the individual, the headache subtype, or when it should be added to physiotherapy management of headache.
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- Sarah Mingels
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Leuven University, Tervuursevest, 101, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
- Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, REVAL Rehabilitation Research Centre, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, REVAL Rehabilitation Research Centre, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research, Universität Zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Leuven University, Tervuursevest, 101, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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Tanaka M, Tuka B, Vécsei L. Navigating the Neurobiology of Migraine: From Pathways to Potential Therapies. Cells 2024; 13:1098. [PMID: 38994951 PMCID: PMC11240811 DOI: 10.3390/cells13131098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by recurring episodes of throbbing headaches that are frequently accompanied by sensory disturbances, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound [...].
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- Masaru Tanaka
- HUN-REN-SZTE Neuroscience Research Group, Danube Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Hungarian Research Network, University of Szeged (HUN-REN-SZTE), Tisza Lajos krt. 113, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary;
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- Department of Radiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Semmelweis u. 6, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary;
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- HUN-REN-SZTE Neuroscience Research Group, Danube Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Hungarian Research Network, University of Szeged (HUN-REN-SZTE), Tisza Lajos krt. 113, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary;
- Department of Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Semmelweis u. 6, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary
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Barbanti P, Egeo G, Proietti S, d'Onofrio F, Aurilia C, Finocchi C, Di Clemente L, Zucco M, Doretti A, Messina S, Autunno M, Ranieri A, Carnevale A, Colombo B, Filippi M, Tasillo M, Rinalduzzi S, Querzani P, Sette G, Forino L, Zoroddu F, Robotti M, Valenza A, Camarda C, Borrello L, Aguggia M, Viticchi G, Tomino C, Fiorentini G, Orlando B, Bonassi S, Torelli P. Assessing the Long-Term (48-Week) Effectiveness, Safety, and Tolerability of Fremanezumab in Migraine in Real Life: Insights from the Multicenter, Prospective, FRIEND3 Study. Neurol Ther 2024; 13:611-624. [PMID: 38451463 PMCID: PMC11136914 DOI: 10.1007/s40120-024-00591-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Long-term (1-year) fremanezumab treatment proved to be effective, safe, and well tolerated in individuals with migraine and < 2 medication clusters in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). We aimed to assess real-world evidence (RWE), long-term effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of fremanezumab in people with high-frequency episodic migraine (HFEM) or chronic migraine (CM) with > 3 treatment failures and various comorbidities. METHODS A 48-week, prospective, multicenter (n = 26), cohort study assessed fremanezumab's effectiveness, safety, and tolerability in consecutive adults with HFEM or CM with > 3 treatment failures. Primary endpoint was variation from baseline in monthly migraine days (MMD) in HFEM and monthly headache days (MHD) in CM at weeks 45-48. Secondary endpoints were changes in monthly analgesic medications, Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Headache Impact Test (HIT-6), and the Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS) scores and ≥ 50%, ≥ 75%, and 100% responder rates. RESULTS Of 533 participants who had received ≥ 1 fremanezumab dose, 130 were treated for ≥ 48 weeks and considered for effectiveness analysis. No participant missed any treatment dosage every other consecutive month during the 12-month period. PRIMARY ENDPOINT fremanezumab significantly (p < 0.001) reduced both MMD (- 6.4) in HFEM and MHD (- 14.5) in CM. Secondary endpoints: a significant reduction (p < 0.001) was observed in monthly analgesic medications (HFEM - 6.0; CM -16.5), NRS (HFEM - 3.4; CM - 3.4), HIT-6 (HFEM - 16.9; CM - 17.9) and MIDAS score (HFEM - 50.4; CM - 76.6). The ≥ 50%, ≥ 75%, and 100% response rates to fremanezumab were 75.5%, 36.7%, and 2% in HFEM and 71.6%, 44.4%, and 3.7% in CM. Corresponding response rates were 60.5%, 37.2%, and 2.3% in individuals with psychiatric comorbidities, 74.2%, 50%, and 4.8% in CM with medication overuse, and 60.9%, 39.1%, and 4.3% in CM with medication overuse and psychiatric comorbidities. Mild and transient treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in 7.8% of the participants. No subject discontinued the treatment for any reason. CONCLUSION This RWE study documents that long-term fremanezumab treatment is highly effective and remarkably well tolerated in subjects with HFEM or CM with multiple (> 3) therapeutic failures, even in the presence of concomitant medication overuse, psychiatric comorbidities, or both. The effectiveness-to-tolerability ratio appears to be better in RWE than in RCTs.
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- Piero Barbanti
- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy.
- San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy.
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- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy
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- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurology Unit, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurology Unit, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Neurology-Stroke Unit, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Neurology-Stroke Unit, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Neurology Unit and Stroke-Unit, AORN A. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurology Unit, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Headache Unit, Scientific Institute San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Headache Unit, Scientific Institute San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, S. Camillo de Lellis Hospital, Rieti, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, S. Maria Delle Croci Hospital-AUSL Romagna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sant'Andrea University Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Pediatric Headache Center, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences, and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, Cardinal Massaia Hospital, Asti, Italy
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- Scientific Direction IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome, Italy
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- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele, Roma, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Headache Center, Neurology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Wang SJ, Kim BK, Wang H, Zhou J, Wan Q, Yu T, Lian Y, Arkuszewski M, Ecochard L, Snellman J, Wen S, Yin F, Li Z, Su W, Yu S. Effect of erenumab on the reversion from chronic migraine to episodic migraine in an Asian population: A post hoc analysis of the DRAGON study. Headache 2024. [PMID: 38785393 DOI: 10.1111/head.14733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Erenumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively targets the calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor. It has been proven to be safe and efficacious in patients with episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM) as demonstrated in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials including patients from Europe, Japan, and the United States. Reversion from CM to EM, as indicated by a reduction in the frequency of headache days, is an important indicator for efficacy outcome, though it has not been analyzed widely in patients with CM to date. OBJECTIVE Primary results of the DRAGON study demonstrated the efficacy and safety of erenumab in patients with CM from China and other Asian countries. This post hoc analysis evaluated the rate of reversion from CM to EM in the overall population and in subgroups of patients defined by baseline demographic and clinical characteristics (age, body mass index, gender, prior preventive treatment failure, medication overuse status, and disease duration). METHODS Reversion from CM to EM was defined as a reduction in headache frequency to < 45 headache days over the 12 weeks of the double-blind treatment period. In addition, migraine-related disability and disease impact on functional impairment were assessed within each treatment group in reverters and non-reverters using the Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), Migraine Physical Function Impact Diary (MPFID), and modified Migraine Disability Assessment (mMIDAS). RESULTS Overall, 557 patients with CM were randomized to monthly erenumab 70 mg (n = 279) or placebo (n = 278), of whom 52.3% (146 of 279) treated with erenumab reverted from CM to EM compared to 41.0% (114 of 278) in the placebo group (odds ratio [OR] 1.59, 95% confidence interval: 1.1-2.2; p = 0.007). Treatment with erenumab resulted in a greater mean change (standard error) from baseline in the HIT-6 total score for reverters versus non-reverters compared to placebo (erenumab: -9.5 [0.6] vs. -5.1 [0.5]; placebo: -8.9 [0.7] vs. -4.9 [0.5]). A similar pattern was observed for mMIDAS score in erenumab treatment groups versus placebo (erenumab: -22.1 [1.2] vs. -6.3 [1.8]; placebo: -19.9 [1.3] vs. -7.9 [1.6]). Substantial improvements were reported in MPFID-Physical Impairment (PI) and Everyday Activities (EA) scores in reverters versus non-reverters in erenumab treatment groups (MPFID-PI: -5.9 [0.3] vs. -1.9 [0.6]; MPFID-EA: -7.9 [0.4] vs. -3.4 [0.6]) and in placebo (MPFID-PI: -5.4 [0.4] vs. -1.0 [0.5]; MPFID-EA: -7.1 [0.5] vs. -3.2 [0.5]). CONCLUSIONS This analysis demonstrated that a greater proportion of patients treated with erenumab reverted from CM to EM compared to patients treated with placebo. The reversion from CM to EM was reflected by the greater improvements in patient-reported outcomes in the erenumab group.
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- Shuu-Jiun Wang
- Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Brain Research Center and College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA
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- China Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- China Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA
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Ornello R, Zelli V, Compagnoni C, Caponnetto V, De Matteis E, Tiseo C, Tessitore A, Sacco S. MicroRNA profiling in women with migraine: effects of CGRP-targeting treatment. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:80. [PMID: 38755568 PMCID: PMC11100066 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01787-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine lacks biomarkers that can trace the biological pathways of the disease and predict the effectiveness of treatments. Monoclonal antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway - including erenumab - offer the opportunity of investigating potential migraine biomarkers due to their specific mechanism of action in preventing both episodic (EM) and chronic (CM) migraine. Our study aims at evaluating the expression levels of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) according to migraine type, before and after treatment with erenumab and based on treatment response, in order to identify miRNAs with potential role as epigenetic biomarkers. METHODS The study included women aged 25-50 years with EM or CM treated with erenumab according to clinical indications. MiRNAs expression levels were assessed before (baseline) and after a 16-week treatment with erenumab, 140 mg every four weeks (post-treatment). An extensive miRNAs profiling was performed by qRT-PCR in small, pooled groups of ≤ 8 women each, classified according to migraine frequency (EM and CM) and the degree of response to erenumab. The expression levels of selected miRNAs were also validated using single miRNA assays in each woman with EM and CM. RESULTS During the study, 36 women with migraine (19 with EM and 17 with CM) out of 40 who were initially screened, performed the assessment of miRNA expression at baseline and post-treatment, Erenumab treatment significantly improved migraine burden in both EM and CM. MiRNA profiling revealed differential expression levels of a wide set of miRNAs (hsa-let-7d-3p, hsa-miR-106b-3p, hsa-miR-122-5p, hsa-miR-143-3p, hsa-miR-144-3p, hsa-miR-16-5p, hsa-miR-181a-5p, hsa-miR-221-3p, hsa-miR-25-3p, hsa-miR-29b-2-5p, hsa-miR-326, miR-363-3p, hsa-miR-424-5p, hsa-miR-485-3p, hsa-miR-532-5p, hsa-miR-543, hsa-miR-629-5p, hsa-miR-660-5p, hsa-miR-92a-3p) depending on treatment response. Among them, single miRNA assays confirmed the progressive decrease of hsa-miR-143-3p expression levels in relation to increasing response to erenumab in women with EM (7 with low, 6 with medium, and 6 with high response; p = 0.02). Additionally, single assays showed higher hsa-miR-34a-5p and hsa-miR-382-5p expression levels at baseline in women with CM compared with those with EM (p = 0.0002 and p = 0.0007, respectively), as well as their expression level decrease in women with CM from baseline to follow-up (p = 0.04 and p = 0.02, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that targeting the CGRP pathway in migraine changes the expression levels of certain miRNAs. These miRNA levels are linked to the levels of response to CGRP receptor blockage. Future research challenges include assigning specific functions to the modulated miRNAs to unravel pathways modulated by the disease and the treatment. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered in clinicaltrials.gov with code NCT04659226 and in the Novartis database with code CAMG334AIT05T.
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- Raffaele Ornello
- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1 Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1 Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1 Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1 Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
- Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit of Avezzano-Sulmona, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Di Avezzano-Sulmona-L'Aquila, Avezzano (L'Aquila), Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1 Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1 Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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Wang L, Liu X, Zhu C, Wu S, Li Z, Jing L, Zhang Z, Jing Y, Wang Y. Environmental enrichment alleviates hyperalgesia by modulating central sensitization in a nitroglycerin-induced chronic migraine model of mice. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:74. [PMID: 38724948 PMCID: PMC11083806 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01779-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic migraine (CM) is a debilitating neurofunctional disorder primarily affecting females, characterized by central sensitization. Central sensitization refers to the enhanced response to sensory stimulation, which involves changes in neuronal excitability, synaptic plasticity, and neurotransmitter release. Environmental enrichment (EE) can increase the movement, exploration, socialization and other behaviors of mice. EE has shown promising effects in various neurological disorders, but its impact on CM and the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether EE has the potential to serve as a cost-effective intervention strategy for CM. METHODS A mouse CM model was successfully established by repeated administration of nitroglycerin (NTG). We selected adult female mice around 8 weeks old, exposed them to EE for 2 months, and then induced the CM model. Nociceptive threshold tests were measured using Von Frey filaments and a hot plate. The expression of c-Fos, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and inflammatory response were measured using WB and immunofluorescence to evaluate central sensitization. RNA sequencing was used to find differentially expressed genes and signaling pathways. Finally, the expression of the target differential gene was investigated. RESULTS Repeated administration of NTG can induce hyperalgesia in female mice and increase the expression of c-Fos and CGRP in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC). Early exposure of mice to EE reduced NTG-induced hyperalgesia in CM mice. WB and immunofluorescence revealed that EE inhibited the overexpression of c-Fos and CGRP in the TNC of CM mice and alleviated the inflammatory response of microglia activation. RNA sequencing analysis identified that several central sensitization-related signaling pathways were altered by EE. VGluT1, a key gene involved in behavior, internal stimulus response, and ion channel activity, was found to be downregulated in mice exposed to EE. CONCLUSION EE can significantly ameliorate hyperalgesia in the NTG-induced CM model. The mechanisms may be to modulate central sensitization by reducing the expression of CGRP, attenuating the inflammatory response, and downregulating the expression of VGluT1, etc., suggesting that EE can serve as an effective preventive strategy for CM.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Gate, No. 82 Linxia Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, No. 222 Tianshui South Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Gate, No. 82 Linxia Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Gate, No. 82 Linxia Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Gate, No. 82 Linxia Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, No. 222 Tianshui South Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Gate, No. 82 Linxia Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Anatomy and Histology & Embryology, Neuroscience, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 Tianshui South Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Gate, No. 82 Linxia Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
- Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.119 South Fourth Ring West Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China.
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Song X, Zhu Q, Su L, Shi L, Chi H, Yan Y, Luo M, Xu X, Liu B, Liu Z, Yang J. New perspectives on migraine treatment: a review of the mechanisms and effects of complementary and alternative therapies. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1372509. [PMID: 38784897 PMCID: PMC11111892 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1372509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Migraine is a prevalent and disabling neurovascular disorder, with women being more susceptible, characterized by unilateral throbbing headache, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and often associated with various comorbidities such as brain and cardiovascular diseases, which can have a serious impact on quality of life. Although nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the main first-line medications for the treatment of pain, long-term use often leads to side effects and drug addiction, which emphasizes the need to investigate alternative pain management strategies with fewer adverse effects. Complementary and alternative medicine is a viable pain intervention often used in conjunction with traditional medications, including acupuncture, herbs, moxibustion, transcutaneous electrical stimulation, bio-supplements, and acupressure, which offer non-pharmacological alternatives that are now viable pain management options. This review focuses on the mechanistic doctrine of migraine generation and the role and potential mechanisms of Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CAT) in the treatment of migraine, summarizes the research evidences for CAT as an adjunct or alternative to conventional therapies for migraine, and focuses on the potential of novel migraine therapies (calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists and pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) antagonists) with the aim of evaluating CAT therapies as adjunctive or alternative therapies to conventional migraine treatment, thereby providing a broader perspective on migraine management and the design of treatment programs for more effective pain management.
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- Xiaoli Song
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Evidence Based Oriental Medicine clinic, Sioux Falls, SD, United States
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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Sandoe CH, Becker WJ. To treat or not to treat? Medication underuse headache, a novel reframing. Cephalalgia 2024; 44:3331024241252159. [PMID: 38735058 DOI: 10.1177/03331024241252159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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- Claire H Sandoe
- Women's College Hospital Centre for Headache, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Barbanti P, Aurilia C, Egeo G, Proietti S, D'Onofrio F, Torelli P, Aguggia M, Bertuzzo D, Finocchi C, Trimboli M, Cevoli S, Fiorentini G, Orlando B, Zucco M, Di Clemente L, Cetta I, Colombo B, di Poggio MLB, Favoni V, Grazzi L, Salerno A, Carnevale A, Robotti M, Frediani F, Altamura C, Filippi M, Vernieri F, Bonassi S. Ultra-late response (> 24 weeks) to anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in migraine: a multicenter, prospective, observational study. J Neurol 2024; 271:2434-2443. [PMID: 38231271 PMCID: PMC11055785 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-12103-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Nearly 60% of migraine patients treated with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) pathway experience a ≥ 50% reduction in monthly migraine days (MMD) at 12 weeks compared to baseline (responders). However, approximately half of the patients not responding to anti-CGRP mAbs ≤ 12 weeks do respond ≤ 24 weeks (late responders). We assessed frequency and characteristics of patients responding to anti-CGRP mAbs only > 24 weeks (ultra-late responders). METHODS In this multicenter (n = 16), prospective, observational, real-life study, we enrolled all consecutive adults affected by high-frequency episodic migraine (HFEM: ≥ 8 days/month) or chronic migraine (CM), with ≥ 3 prior therapeutic failures, treated with any anti-CGRP mAbs for ≥ 48 weeks. We defined responders patients with a ≥ 50% response rate ≤ 12 weeks, late responders those with a ≥ 50% response rate ≤ 24 weeks, and ultra-late responders those achieving a ≥ 50% response only > 24 weeks. RESULTS A total of 572 migraine patients completed ≥ 48 weeks of anti-CGRP mAbs treatment. Responders accounted for 60.5% (346/572), late responders for 15% (86/572), and ultra-late responders for 15.7% (90/572). Among ultra-late responders, 7.3% (42/572) maintained the ≥ 50% response rate across all subsequent time intervals (weeks 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, and 48) and were considered persistent ultra-late responders, while 8.4% (48/572) missed the ≥ 50% response rate at ≥ 1 subsequent time interval and were classified as fluctuating ultra-late responders. Fifty patients (8.7%) did not respond at any time interval ≤ 48 weeks. Ultra-late responders differed from responders for higher BMI (p = 0.033), longer duration of medication overuse (p < 0.001), lower NRS (p = 0.017) and HIT-6 scores (p = 0.002), higher frequency of dopaminergic symptoms (p = 0.002), less common unilateral pain-either alone (p = 0.010) or in combination with UAS (p = 0.023), allodynia (p = 0.043), or UAS and allodynia (p = 0.012)-a higher number of comorbidities (p = 0.012), psychiatric comorbidities (p = 0.010) and a higher proportion of patients with ≥ 1 comorbidity (p = 0.020). CONCLUSION Two-thirds of patients not responding to anti-CGRP mAbs ≤ 24 weeks do respond later, while non-responders ≤ 48 weeks are quite rare (8.7%). These findings suggest to rethink the duration of migraine prophylaxis and the definition of resistant and refractory migraine, currently based on the response after 2-3 months of treatment.
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- Piero Barbanti
- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy.
- San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy.
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- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy.
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- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Headache Center Neurology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Headache Center, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale San Paolo, ASL 2 Savonese, Savona, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy
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- Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via Della Pisana 235, 00163, Rome, Italy
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- Headache Center, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Neuroalgology Unit, Headache Center Fondazione, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico"Carlo Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Headache and Neurosonology Unit, Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Headache and Neurosonology Unit, Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy
- Headache Center Neurology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy
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Pehlivanlar E, Carradori S, Simsek R. Migraine and Its Treatment from the Medicinal Chemistry Perspective. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2024; 7:951-966. [PMID: 38633587 PMCID: PMC11020076 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Migraine is a disease of neurovascular origin that affects the quality of life of more than one billion people and ranks sixth among the most common diseases in the world. Migraine is characterized by a moderate or severe recurrent and throbbing headache, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and photo-phonophobia. It usually starts in adolescence and is twice as common in women as in men. It is classified as with or without aura and has chronic or acute treatment types according to the frequency of occurrence. In acute treatment, analgesics that relieve pain in the fastest way are preferred, while there are different options in chronic treatment. While non-specific methods were used in the treatment of migraine until the 1950s, triptans, ditans, and CGRP-receptor-dependent therapies (monoclonal antibodies and gepants) started to be used in the clinic more recently. In this Review, we focus on the synthesis, side effects, and pharmacological and pharmacokinetic properties of FDA-approved drugs used in acute and preventive-specific treatment of migraine.
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- Ezgi Pehlivanlar
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”
of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
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Pavelić AR, Zebenholzer K, Wöber C. Reconceptualizing autonomic function testing in migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:54. [PMID: 38600467 PMCID: PMC11005222 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01758-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Autonomic nervous system (ANS) testing has aided in our ability to evaluate autonomic dysfunction in migraine patients. We reviewed the literature in multiple databases which investigate ANS function in migraine patients and healthy subjects. METHODS This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the respective deep breathing, Valsalva manoeuvre, orthostatic and isometric challenge results, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Meta-analyses of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) statements. RESULTS Seven articles met all inclusion criteria. Fixed-effects meta-analysis showed migraine patients (n = 424), collectively, had lower interictal autonomic test results compared with healthy controls (n = 268). In detail, this was true for the standardized mean difference (g) of deep breathing (g= -0.32; 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.48, -0.16), orthostatic challenge (g= -0.28; 95% CI -0.44, -0.13) and isometric challenge (g= -0.55; 95% CI -0.71, -0.39) and for the difference of means (MD) of the Valsalva ratio (MD = -0.17; 95% CI -0.23, -0.10). CONCLUSIONS Interictal ANS dysfunction can be identified in migraine patients when compared to healthy controls. These findings indicate the importance to evaluate ANS function in migraine patients - especially, as migraine-specific prophylactic therapies (such as anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antibodies) may affect the function of the ANS.
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- Antun R Pavelić
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tulln, Alter Ziegelweg 10, Tulln, 3430, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Dr. Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria.
- Medical University of Vienna Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences & Mental Health, Vienna, 1090, Austria.
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Medical University of Vienna Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences & Mental Health, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Yeh PK, An YC, Hung KS, Yang FC. Influences of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Chronic Migraine: A Narrative Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2024; 28:169-180. [PMID: 38363449 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-024-01228-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this narrative review, we aim to summarize recent insights into the complex interplay between environmental and genetic factors affecting the etiology, development, and progression of chronic migraine (CM). RECENT FINDINGS Environmental factors such as stress, sleep dysfunction, fasting, hormonal changes, weather patterns, dietary compounds, and sensory stimuli are critical triggers that can contribute to the evolution of episodic migraine into CM. These triggers are particularly influential in genetically predisposed individuals. Concurrently, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed over 100 genetic loci linked to migraine, emphasizing a significant genetic basis for migraine susceptibility. In CM, environmental and genetic factors are of equal importance and contribute to the pathophysiology of the condition. Understanding the bidirectional interactions between these elements is crucial for advancing therapeutic approaches and preventive strategies. This balanced perspective encourages continued research into the complex gene-environment nexus to improve our understanding and management of CM.
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- Po-Kuan Yeh
- Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu 114, No. 325, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Beitou Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu 114, No. 325, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Zovi A, Lasala R, Ferrara F, Langella R, Vitiello A, Sabbatucci M, Musazzi UM. Anti-CGRP mAbs for the Preventive Treatment of Migraine: An Overview Review and a Cost Saving Analysis in the Global Scenario. Hosp Pharm 2024; 59:165-172. [PMID: 38450361 PMCID: PMC10913879 DOI: 10.1177/00185787231196763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Objectives: Migraine is a neurological disease with a high frequency of incidence. The new monoclonal antibodies selective for the calcitonin gene-related peptide and its ligand (anti-CGRP mAbs) have been marketed both in the USA and EU based on the positive efficacy results in the prevention of migraine. This search has been carried out with the aim of collecting real-world evidence on the effectiveness of anti-CGRP mAbs, performing a cost-savings analysis, and comparing performances among anti-CGRP mAbs medicines marketed in the American and European market. Methods: The literature review has been performed in PubMed database on 31 December 2022; the cost of the unitary dose of anti-CGRP mAbs has been extracted consulting an American national database. Results: The results confirm efficacy and good tolerability of anti-CGRP mAbs, determining a difference in the purchase price. In fact, all extracted studies showed a protective risk factor exposure in monthly migraine days reduction for all the anti-CGRP mAbs, whereas the cost analysis showed that using eptinezumab, in a quarter there is a cost saving of at least $425 per patient, compared with the other anti-CGRP mAbs. Conclusions: With equal efficacy and equal safety, anti-CGRP mAbs should be prescribed also regard to the cost established at the negotiation, making sure to guarantee the best treatment to the patients, but at the same time impacting as little as possible to the healthcare services resources.
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- Agency for Health Protection of the Metropolitan Area of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Rattanawong W, Rapoport A, Srikiatkhachorn A. Medication "underuse" headache. Cephalalgia 2024; 44:3331024241245658. [PMID: 38613233 DOI: 10.1177/03331024241245658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Many risk factors have been associated with migraine progression, including insufficient and ineffective utilization of migraine medications; however, they have been inadequately explored. This has resulted in suboptimal usage of medications without effective altering of prescribing recommendations for patients, posing a risk for migraine chronification. METHODS Our aim is to conduct a comprehensive review of the available evidence regarding the underuse of migraine medications, both acute and preventive. The term "underuse" includes, but is not limited to: (1) ineffective use of appropriate and inappropriate medication; (2) underutilization; (3) inappropriate timing of usage; and (4) patient dissatisfaction with medication. RESULTS The underuse of both acute and preventive medications has been shown to contribute to the progression of migraine. In terms of acute medication, chronification occurs as a result of insufficient drug use, including failure of the prescriber to select the appropriate type based on pain intensity and disability, patients taking medication too late (more than 60 minutes after the onset or after central sensitization has occurred as evidenced by allodynia), and discontinuation because of lack of effect or intolerable side effects. The underlying cause of inadequate effectiveness of acute medication lies in its inability to halt the propagation of peripheral activation to central sensitization in a timely manner. For oral and injectable preventive migraine medications, insufficient efficacy and intolerable side effects have led to poor adherence and discontinuation with subsequent progression of migraine. The underlying pathophysiology here is rooted in the repetitive stimulation of afferent sensory pain fibers, followed by ascending brainstem pain pathways plus dysfunction of the endogenous descending brainstem pain inhibitory pathway. Although anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) medications partially address pain caused by the above factors, including decreased efficacy and tolerability from conventional therapy, some patients do not respond well to this treatment. Research suggests that initiating preventive anti-CGRP treatment at an early stage (during low frequency episodic migraine attacks) is more beneficial than commencing it during high frequency episodic attacks or when chronic migraine has begun. CONCLUSIONS The term "medication underuse" is underrecognized, but it holds significant importance. Optimal usage of acute care and preventive migraine medications could potentially prevent migraine chronification and improve the treatment of migraine attacks.
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- Wanakorn Rattanawong
- Faculty of Medicine, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
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Stephens E, Dhanasekara CS, Montalvan V, Zhang B, Bassett A, Hall R, Rodaniche A, Robohm-Leavitt C, Shen CL, Kahatuduwa CN. Utility of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Daily Headache Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2024; 28:149-167. [PMID: 38277066 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-024-01210-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Management of chronic daily headaches (CDH) remains challenging due to the limited efficacy of standard prophylactic pharmacological measures. Several studies have reported that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can effectively treat chronic headaches. The objective was to determine the utility of rTMS for immediate post-treatment and sustained CDH prophylaxis. RECENT FINDINGS All procedures were conducted per PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and ProQuest databases were searched for controlled clinical trials that have tested the efficacy of rTMS on populations with CDH. DerSimonian-Laird random-effects meta-analyses were performed using the 'meta' package in R to examine the post- vs. pre-rTMS changes in standardized headache intensity and frequency compared to sham-control conditions. Thirteen trials were included with a combined study population of N = 538 patients with CDH (rTMS, N = 284; Sham, N = 254). Patients exposed to rTMS had significantly reduced standardized CDH intensity and frequency in the immediate post-treatment period (Hedges' g = -1.16 [-1.89, -0.43], p = 0.002 and Δ = -5.07 [-10.05, -0.11], p = 0.045 respectively). However, these effects were sustained marginally in the follow-up period (Hedges' g = -0.43 [-0.76, -0.09], p = 0.012 and Δ = -3.33 [-5.52, -1.14], p = 0.003). Significant between-study heterogeneity was observed, at least partially driven by variations in rTMS protocols. Despite the observed clinically meaningful and statistically significant benefits in the immediate post-treatment period, the prophylactic effects of rTMS on CDH do not seem to sustain with discontinuation. Thus, the cost-effectiveness of the routine use of rTMS for CDH prophylaxis remains questionable. REGISTRATION Protocol preregistered in PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42021250100).
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- Emily Stephens
- School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA
- Department of Neurology, Division of Vascular Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
- Center of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
- Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.
- Center of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
- Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
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Lu G, Xiao S, Meng F, Zhang L, Chang Y, Zhao J, Gao N, Su W, Guo X, Liu Y, Li C, Tang W, Zou L, Yu S, Liu R. AMPK activation attenuates central sensitization in a recurrent nitroglycerin-induced chronic migraine mouse model by promoting microglial M2-type polarization. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:29. [PMID: 38454376 PMCID: PMC10921743 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01739-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Energy metabolism disorders and neurogenic inflammation play important roles in the central sensitization to chronic migraine (CM). AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an intracellular energy sensor, and its activation regulates inflammation and reduces neuropathic pain. However, studies on the involvement of AMPK in the regulation of CM are currently lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the mechanism underlying the involvement of AMPK in the central sensitization to CM. METHODS Mice with recurrent nitroglycerin (NTG)-induced CM were used to detect the expression of AMPK protein in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC). Following intraperitoneal injection of the AMPK activator 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxyamide ribonucleoside (AICAR) and inhibitor compound C, the mechanical pain threshold, activity level, and pain-like behaviors in the mice were measured. The expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and cytokines, M1/M2 microglia, and NF-κB pathway activation were detected after the intervention. RESULTS Repeated NTG injections resulted in a gradual decrease in AMPK protein expression, and the negative regulation of AMPK by increased ubiquitin-like plant homeodomain and RING finger domain 1 (UHRF1) expression may counteract AMPK activation by increasing ADP/ATP. AICAR can reduce the hyperalgesia and pain-like behaviors of CM mice, improve the activity of mice, reduce the expression of CGRP, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in the TNC region, and increase the expression of IL-4 and IL-10. Moreover, AMPK in TNC was mainly located in microglia. AICAR could reduce the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in M1 microglia and increase the expression of Arginase 1 (Arg1) in M2 microglia by inhibiting the activation of NF-κB pathway. CONCLUSIONS AMPK was involved in the central sensitization of CM, and the activation of AMPK reduced neuroinflammation in NTG-induced CM mice. AMPK may provide new insights into interventions for energy metabolism disorders and neurogenic inflammation in migraine.
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- Guangshuang Lu
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Pediatrics, The Lu'an Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, The Lu'an People's Hospital, Lu'an, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Pediatrics, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China.
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China.
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Dione MN, Donelle L, Smye V, Befus D. Self-management Experience of Nurses Living with Migraine: A Qualitative Study. Can J Nurs Res 2024; 56:38-48. [PMID: 37700606 DOI: 10.1177/08445621231199652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine is a neurobiological condition characterized by a constellation of unpredictable symptoms and is the second cause of disability worldwide. Migraine is prevalent among nurses. However, literature exploring nurses' experience of living with migraine is scarce which has important individual and systems implications for health and wellness and patient safety. Self-management is essential in chronic disease management as the patient engages in various strategies to be able to live with their condition. PURPOSE This study explored the experiences of living and working with migraine among female nurses in Ontario, with particular attention to their priorities and strategies for self-management. METHODS Interpretive description methodology was employed to guide this study and informed a thematic analysis approach to examine the self-management experiences of nurses living with migraine. RESULTS Nurses engaged in various self-management strategies including pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies and highlighted the role of technology in migraine self-management. Participants described experiences of living with migraine as an invisible condition including feelings of not being understood, stigmatization, and the absence of formal support at the workplace. CONCLUSION The implications of these findings support the incorporation of a critical approach to relational engagement that is person-centred including nonjudgemental, strength-based care as a practice approach when caring for persons living with migraines and the need to include experiential learning in educational curriculums as a strategy to reduce stigma against migraines.
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- Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Mazzacane F, Vaghi G, Cotta Ramusino M, Perini G, Costa A. Arterial hypertension in the chronic evolution of migraine: bystander or risk factor? An overview. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:13. [PMID: 38311745 PMCID: PMC10840219 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01720-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Several risk factors are associated with the chronic evolution of migraine. Clinical and preclinical studies have provided data about the role of hypertension (HT) as one of the potential modifiable risk factors of chronic migraine (CM). This review is focused on the biological and clinical evidence supporting common mechanisms underlying HT and migraine and the potential role of HT in the transition from episodic to chronic migraine. METHODS We conducted a narrative review from a literature search covering the available evidence from studies investigating: i) the role of HT in the transition to CM in clinical practice; ii) the biological mechanisms potentially underpinning the association between HT and evolution to CM; iii) the role of antihypertensive medications in migraine prophylaxis. RESULTS HT proved to be at the base of multiple mechanisms underlying migraine and migraine chronicization. Endothelial dysfunction, blood-brain barrier alterations, calcitonin gene-related peptide signaling, and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system dysregulation are involved in the worsening effect of HT on migraine frequency, and the role of HT in the transition to CM is supported by clinical observations. CONCLUSIONS The observed evidence supports HT contribution to CM evolution due to shared pathophysiologic mechanisms. While a bidirectional influence appears to be ascertained, data are still lacking about the one-way role of HT as direct risk factor for CM transition. Further research is needed to confirm a causal role of HT in this process.
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- Federico Mazzacane
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Unit of Behavioral Neurology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- Headache Science & Neurorehabilitation Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Unit of Behavioral Neurology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Behavioral Neurology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Unit of Behavioral Neurology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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Arshad Q, Moreno-Ajona D, Goadsby PJ, Kheradmand A. What visuospatial perception has taught us about the pathophysiology of vestibular migraine. Curr Opin Neurol 2024; 37:32-39. [PMID: 38018799 PMCID: PMC11090135 DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000001232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW A decade has passed since vestibular migraine (VM) was formally established as a clinical entity. During this time, VM has emerged amongst the most common cause of episodic vertigo. Like all forms of migraine, VM symptoms are most prominent during individual attacks, however many patients may also develop persistent symptoms that are less prominent and can still interfere with daily activities. RECENT FINDINGS Vestibular inputs are strongly multimodal, and because of extensive convergence with other sensory information, they do not result in a distinct conscious sensation. Here we review experimental evidence that supports VM symptoms are linked to multisensory mechanisms that control body motion and position in space. SUMMARY Multisensory integration is a key concept for understanding migraine. In this context, VM pathophysiology may involve multisensory processes critical for motion perception, spatial orientation, visuospatial attention, and spatial awareness.
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- Qadeer Arshad
- InAmind Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London UK
- NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility, King’s College London, UK
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- NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility, King’s College London, UK
- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Martinez CI, Liktor-Busa E, Largent-Milnes TM. Problems in management of medication overuse headache in transgender and gender non-conforming populations. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1320791. [PMID: 38352134 PMCID: PMC10861768 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1320791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Primary headache disorders, such as migraine, account for a significant portion of disability rates worldwide, yet patients still struggle to receive the adequate medical and emotional support necessary to improve health outcomes. Insufficient pain management through either impractical pharmaceutical treatments or absent emotional support networks can worsen physical and mental health outcomes since comorbidities commonly associated with headache include hypertension, diabetes, depression, and anxiety. A lack of awareness on headache pathology and its observable severity can lead to pain-related prejudice that destroys beneficial aspects of patient self-advocacy and self-efficacy, thus potentially discouraging the use of healthcare services in favor of maladaptive coping skills. Acute treatments for primary headache disorders include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (i.e., aspirin, ibuprofen), triptans (i.e., sumatriptan), and opioids; however, continuous use of these pain-relieving agents can generate a secondary headache known as medication overuse headache (MOH). Recent work highlighting the overlap of morphological and functional brain changes in MOH and substance use disorder (SUD) suggests that insufficient pain management encourages analgesic misuse. The LGBTQ+ community-specifically transgender and gender non-conforming persons-struggles with high rates of mental illness and substance abuse. Since gender-affirming sex hormone therapy influences migraine progression, transgender and gender non-conforming (trans*) patients on hormone therapy have a higher risk for worsening migraine symptoms. However, trans* patients are less likely to have access to appropriate pain management techniques, thus preventing positive health outcomes for this vulnerable population.
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Viudez-Martínez A, Torregrosa AB, Navarrete F, García-Gutiérrez MS. Understanding the Biological Relationship between Migraine and Depression. Biomolecules 2024; 14:163. [PMID: 38397400 PMCID: PMC10886628 DOI: 10.3390/biom14020163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Migraine is a highly prevalent neurological disorder. Among the risk factors identified, psychiatric comorbidities, such as depression, seem to play an important role in its onset and clinical course. Patients with migraine are 2.5 times more likely to develop a depressive disorder; this risk becomes even higher in patients suffering from chronic migraine or migraine with aura. This relationship is bidirectional, since depression also predicts an earlier/worse onset of migraine, increasing the risk of migraine chronicity and, consequently, requiring a higher healthcare expenditure compared to migraine alone. All these data suggest that migraine and depression may share overlapping biological mechanisms. Herein, this review explores this topic in further detail: firstly, by introducing the common epidemiological and risk factors for this comorbidity; secondly, by focusing on providing the cumulative evidence of common biological aspects, with a particular emphasis on the serotoninergic system, neuropeptides such as calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP), pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), substance P, neuropeptide Y and orexins, sexual hormones, and the immune system; lastly, by remarking on the future challenges required to elucidate the etiopathological mechanisms of migraine and depression and providing updated information regarding new key targets for the pharmacological treatment of these clinical entities.
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- Adrián Viudez-Martínez
- Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital General Dr. Balmis de Alicante, 03010 Alicante, Spain;
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain; (A.B.T.); (F.N.)
- Research Network on Primary Addictions, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, MICINN and FEDER, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain; (A.B.T.); (F.N.)
- Research Network on Primary Addictions, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, MICINN and FEDER, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain; (A.B.T.); (F.N.)
- Research Network on Primary Addictions, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, MICINN and FEDER, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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Zovi A, Langella R, Aloisi AC, De Giorgio C, Del Vecchio M, Dondi C, Handschin G, Lauria C, Marchetti C, Martinazzoli O, Nozza R, Scalzi V, Tratta E, Jemos C, Lasala R. Real-World Effectiveness of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide-Binding Monoclonal Antibodies for Migraine Prevention: A Systematic Review. Can J Hosp Pharm 2024; 77:e3382. [PMID: 38204506 PMCID: PMC10754415 DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.3382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Background Migraine is a neurological disease with a high incidence. The new anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies (anti-CGRP mAbs) have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing episodic and chronic migraine. Objective To collect evidence of the real-world effectiveness of anti-CGRP mAbs by assessing outcomes such as reduction in monthly migraine days (MMDs), reduction in monthly headache days (MHDs), and percentage of patients having a 50% reduction in MMDs. Data Sources The PubMed database was searched for the period from inception to October 20, 2021. Study Selection and Data Extraction Of interest for this review were studies that evaluated the real-world effectiveness of anti-CGRP mAbs in terms of MMDs and reduction in MHDs. The search terms included "migraine", "monthly migraine days", and various drug names. The data are reported in terms of patients' baseline characteristics and treatment effectiveness. Data Synthesis A total of 46 studies were evaluated, of which 30 (enrolling a total of 4273 patients across 10 countries) were included in the systematic review. The greatest absolute reduction in MMD was from 20.4 at baseline to 10.7 after 3 months of treatment. After 6 months, the greatest absolute difference was 10, relative to baseline. The largest absolute reduction in MHD at 3 months was from 22 to 8, whereas at 6 months, the greatest absolute reduction in MHD was 13. The treatment could be considered clinically effective (≥ 50% reduction in MMDs) for 41% of patients at 3 months and about 44% of patients at 6 months. Conclusions Despite substantial variability in baseline values, this review confirmed the effectiveness of anti-CGRP mAbs, which yielded important clinical reductions in both MMDs and MHDs.
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- Andrea Zovi
- , PharmD, is with the Hospital Pharmacy, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Lombardy Regional Section of SIFO (Società Italiana de Farmacia Ospedaliera e dei Servizi Farmaceutici delle Aziende Sanitarie), Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Hospital Pharmacy, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Hospital Pharmacy, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Hospital Pharmacy, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Hospital Pharmacy, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Hospital Pharmacy, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Hospital Pharmacy, IRCCS Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
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- , PharmD, is with the Hospital Pharmacy of Corato, Local Health Unit of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Sudershan A, Sudershan S, Sharma I, Kumar H, Panjaliya RK, Kumar P. Role of TNF -α in the Pathogenesis of Migraine. Pain Res Manag 2024; 2024:1377143. [PMID: 38213956 PMCID: PMC10781531 DOI: 10.1155/2024/1377143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Background Neurogenic neuroinflammation has a wide role in migraine pathogenesis including the transition from episodic migraine to chronic one. The seed molecule of neurogenic neuroinflammation, i.e., the TNF-α proinflammatory molecule, has gathered a lot of attention. This pleiotropic cytokine is a classical component of inflammatory soup, secreted by the microglial cell, and promotes a wide range of inflammatory reactions. Aim In this review, we aimed to provide a culminating and comprehending glimpse into the TNF-α in association with the migraine. Method A systematic literature survey method with a mixture of keywords was utilized to grasp the different elements that represent the association between TNF-α and migraine. Discussion. Highlighted the probable involvement of the TNF-α with migraine, the complexity of the matter such as activation of NF-KB signaling cascade, autoactivation, sensitization, and increased likelihood of transition cannot be neglected. Being TNF-α as a core node, it becomes the factor for linking diseases such as chronic inflammatory disorders, including COVID-19, and also interaction with other genes to develop severe conditions. Conclusion To this end, TNF-α plays a critical role in chronification, and inhibiting its signaling would likely be a crucial strategy for migraine therapy.
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- Amrit Sudershan
- Department of Human Genetics, Sri Pratap College Srinagar, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Jammu, Jammu 180006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu 180006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Jammu, Jammu 180006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu 180006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Neurology, Super Specialty Hospital, Jammu 180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu 180006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Jammu, Jammu 180006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu 180006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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Ornello R, Andreou AP, De Matteis E, Jürgens TP, Minen MT, Sacco S. Resistant and refractory migraine: clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and management. EBioMedicine 2024; 99:104943. [PMID: 38142636 PMCID: PMC10788408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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Migraine is a leading cause of disability worldwide. A minority of individuals with migraine develop resistant or refractory conditions characterised by ≥ 8 monthly days of debilitating headaches and inadequate response, intolerance, or contraindication to ≥3 or all preventive drug classes, respectively. Resistant and refractory migraine are emerging clinical definitions stemming from better knowledge of the pathophysiology of migraine and from the advent of migraine-specific preventive treatments. Resistant migraine mostly results from drug failures, while refractory migraine has complex and still unknown mechanisms that impair the efficacy of preventive treatments. Individuals with resistant migraine can be treated with migraine-specific preventive drugs. The management of refractory migraine is challenging and often unsuccessful, being based on combinations of different drugs and non-pharmacological treatment. Future research should aim to identify individuals at risk of developing treatment failures, prevent the condition, investigate the mechanisms of refractoriness to treatments, and find effective treatment strategies.
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- Raffaele Ornello
- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Headache Research-Wolfson CARD, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; Headache Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Headache Center North-East, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany; Department of Neurology, KMG Hospital Güstrow, Güstrow, Germany
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- Departments of Neurology and Population Health, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
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Tawfik MA, Eltaweel MM, Fatouh AM, Shamsel-Din HA, Ibrahim AB. Brain targeting of zolmitriptan via transdermal terpesomes: statistical optimization and in vivo biodistribution study by 99mTc radiolabeling technique. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2023; 13:3059-3076. [PMID: 37273147 PMCID: PMC10624728 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-023-01373-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Zolmitriptan (ZT) is a potent second generation triptan, commonly administered to alleviate migraine attacks. ZT suffers various limitations; massive hepatic first pass metabolism, P-gp efflux transporters susceptibility, and limited (≈40%) oral bioavailability. Transdermal route of administration could be explored to enhance its bioavailability. A 23.31 full factorial design was constructed to developed twenty-four ZT loaded terpesomes via thin film hydration technique. The influence of drug: phosphatidylcholine ratio, terpene type, terpene concentration and sodium deoxycholate concentration on the characterization of the developed ZT-loaded terpesomes was assessed. Particle size (PS), zeta potential (ZP), ZT entrapment efficiency (EE%), drug loading (DL%) and drug released percentages after 6 h (Q6h) were the selected dependent variables. Further morphological, crystallinity, and in-vivo histopathological studies were conducted for the optimum terpesomes (T6). 99mTc-ZT and 99mTc-ZT-T6 gel were radio-formulated for in-vivo biodistribution studies in mice following transdermal application of 99mTc-ZT-T6 gel, relative to 99mTc-ZT oral solution. T6 terpesomes [comprising ZT and phosphatidylcholine (1:15), cineole (1% w/v) and sodium deoxycholate (0.1% w/v)] were optimum with respect to spherical PS (290.2 nm), ZP (-48.9 mV), EE% (83%), DL% (3.9%) and Q6h (92.2%) with desirability value of 0.85. The safety of the developed T6 terpesomes was verified by the in-vivo histopathological studies. 99mTc-ZT-T6 gel showed maximum brain concentration (5 ± 0.1%ID/ g) with highest brain to blood ratio of 1.92 ± 0.1 at 4 h post transdermal application. Significant improvement of ZT brain relative bioavailability (529%) and high brain targeting efficiency (315%) were revealed with 99mTc-ZT-T6 gel, which confirmed successful ZT delivery to the brain. Terpesomes could be safe, successful systems capable of improving ZT bioavailability with high brain targeting efficiency.
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- Mai Ahmed Tawfik
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Labeled Compounds Department, Hot Labs Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt
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- Labeled Compounds Department, Hot Labs Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt
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Altamura C, Brunelli N, Marcosano M, Alesina A, Fofi L, Vernieri F. Eptinezumab for the Prevention of Migraine: Clinical Utility, Patient Preferences and Selection - A Narrative Review. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2023; 19:959-971. [PMID: 38023625 PMCID: PMC10680459 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s263824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The new Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP)-targeted therapies have proven high efficacy and tolerability in episodic and chronic migraine. Eptinezumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively binds CGRP with high affinity. Eptinezumab was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on February 21st, 2020, for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults. It is administered intravenously over 30 minutes with a standard dose of 100 mg and has a T-max of 30 minutes-1 hour and a half-life of 27 days. These pharmacological properties allow for a very rapid onset of effect and a quarterly administration. It is the first time that a preventive treatment for migraine can be offered as an intravenous administration. As the range of therapeutic possibilities in migraine is expanding, the treatment process must include common decision-making, where physicians should explain in detail to patients the different characteristics of treatment options beyond efficacy and side effects. Patients can now express a preference on a range of opportunities: pharmacological versus non-pharmacological approaches, route of administration, frequency of administration, efficacy, rapidity, side effects, costs, the possibility of titration or dosing, and durability of effectiveness at suspension. Also, patient preferences can be influenced by age, country, migraine severity, and earlier experience with CGRP-targeted therapies. Besides, adherence may be influenced by several factors, including route and the schedule of administration. This narrative review describes a new perspective from the patient's point of view. Clinicians should ally with patients to select treatments that meet each patient's needs and thus apply a tailored approach, addressing not only headaches. In this way, physicians would care for the patients globally and stand out their preferences on different aspects of treatment. Besides, healthcare professionals shall be aware that patients' beliefs about therapies are subject to change with increasing experience with new therapeutic approaches.
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- Claudia Altamura
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, 00128, Italy
- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, 00128, Italy
- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, 00128, Italy
- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, 00128, Italy
- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, 00128, Italy
- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, 00128, Italy
- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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Mäki-Marttunen V, Kies DA, Pijpers JA, Louter MA, van der Wee NJ, Rombouts SARB, Nieuwenhuis S, Kruit M, Terwindt GM. Functional connectivity of the visual cortex in chronic migraine before and after medication withdrawal therapy. Neuroimage Clin 2023; 40:103543. [PMID: 37988998 PMCID: PMC10701079 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Acute withdrawal of headache medication in chronic migraine patients with medication overuse may lead to a dramatic reduction in headache frequency and severity. However, the brain networks underlying chronic migraine and a favorable response to acute withdrawal are still poorly understood. The goal of the present study was to characterize the pattern of intrinsic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) functional connectivity (FC) specific to chronic migraine and to identify changes in FC that characterize subjects with CM reverting to less frequent headaches. Subjects with chronic migraine (N = 99) underwent a resting-state functional MRI scan before and after three months of medication withdrawal therapy. In addition, we included four control groups who were scanned once: healthy participants (N = 27), patients with episodic migraine (N = 25), patients with chronic back pain (N = 22), and patients with clinical depression (N = 17). Using dual regression analysis, we compared whole-brain voxel-level functional connectivity with ten well-known resting-state networks between chronic migraine and control groups, and between responders to treatment (≥50 % reduction in monthly headache days) and non-responders (<50 % reduction), before and after treatment. Subjects with chronic migraine showed differences in FC with a number of RS-networks, most of which involved the visual cortex, compared with healthy controls. A comparison with patients with episodic migraine, chronic pain and depression showed differences in the same direction, suggesting that altered patterns of functional connectivity in chronic migraine patients could to some extent be explained by shared symptomatology with other pain, depression, or migraine conditions. A comparison between responders and non-responders indicated that effective withdrawal reduced FC with the visual cortex for responders. Interestingly, responders already differed in functional connectivity of the visual cortex at baseline compared with non-responders. Altogether, we show that chronic migraine and successful medication withdrawal therapy are linked to changes in the functional connectivity of the visual cortex. These neuroimaging findings provide new insights into the pathways underlying migraine chronification and its reversibility.
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- Veronica Mäki-Marttunen
- Cognitive Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Cognitive Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Cognitive Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Duan S, Xia H, Zheng T, Li G, Ren Z, Ding W, Wang Z, Liu Z. Development and validation of non-invasive prediction models for migraine in Chinese adults. J Headache Pain 2023; 24:148. [PMID: 37926825 PMCID: PMC10626650 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-023-01675-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine is a common disabling neurological disorder with severe physical and psychological damage, but there is a lack of convenient and effective non-invasive early prediction methods. This study aimed to develop a new series of non-invasive prediction models for migraine with external validation. METHODS A total of 188 and 94 subjects were included in the training and validation sets, respectively. A standardized professional questionnaire was used to collect the subjects' 9-item traditional Chinese medicine constitution (TCMC) scores, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score, Zung's Self-rating Anxiety Scale and Self-rating Depression Scale scores. Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk predictors of migraine, and a series of prediction models for migraine were developed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calibration curve were used to assess the discrimination and calibration of the models. The predictive performance of the models were further validated using external datasets and subgroup analyses were conducted. RESULTS PSQI score and Qi-depression score were significantly and positively associated with the risk of migraine, with the area of the ROC curves (AUCs) predicting migraine of 0.83 (95% CI:0.77-0.89) and 0.76 (95% CI:0.68-0.84), respectively. Eight non-invasive predictive models for migraine containing one to eight variables were developed using logistic regression, with AUCs ranging from 0.83 (95% CI: 0.77-0.89) to 0.92 (95% CI: 0.89-0.96) for the training set and from 0.76 (95% CI: 0.66-0.85) to 0.83 (95% CI: 0.75-0.91) for the validation set. Subgroup analyses showed that the AUCs of the eight prediction models for predicting migraine in the training and validation sets of different gender and age subgroups ranged from 0.80 (95% CI: 0.63-0.97) to 0.95 (95% CI: 0.91-1.00) and 0.73 (95% CI: 0.64-0.84) to 0.93 (95% CI: 0.82-1.00), respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study developed and validated a series of convenient and novel non-invasive prediction models for migraine, which have good predictive ability for migraine in Chinese adults of different genders and ages. It is of great significance for the early prevention, screening, and diagnosis of migraine.
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- Shaojie Duan
- Department of Geriatrics, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Calleja-Hernández MÁ, Guerrero-Peral ÁL, Irimia-Sieira P, Martínez-López I, Santos-Lasaosa S, Sarobe-Carricas M, López-Matencio JMS, Láinez-Andrés JM. Consensus recommendations for the treatment of migraine prevention. FARMACIA HOSPITALARIA 2023; 47:246-253. [PMID: 37321919 DOI: 10.1016/j.farma.2023.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objectives are to know the opinion of neurologists and hospital pharmacists on those aspects still under debate regarding the role of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in the preventive treatment of migraine. To identify those controversies that still exist. To propose agreed recommendations for improvement of care. And to promote access of clinicians and patients to these new treatments in the prevention of migraine with biological drugs, in order to improve patient care and follow-up. METHODOLOGY Recommendations for the use of biological drugs in the prevention of migraine were identified and evaluated through the Delphi consensus methodology, proposing 88 statements grouped into three themes: a clinical module that deals with the management of biological treatments in migraine; a patient module that discusses patient education and adherence improvement strategies; and a coordination module that includes statements related to strategies to improve joint work between the two groups. The 9-point Likert ordinal scale was used to score these recommendations and, subsequently, the data was statistically analyzed through different metrics. RESULTS After both rounds of voting, consensus was reached in agreement on 71 of the 88 statements (80.7%), leaving one statement (1.1%) with consensus in disagreement and 16 remaining as indeterminate (18.2%). CONCLUSIONS The high degree of consensus indicates that the opinion of neurologists and hospital pharmacists on the role of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of migraine is very similar and allows identifying those controversies that still exist, to improve the care and follow-up of patients with migraine.
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- Unidad de Cefaleas, Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Departamento de Neurología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España
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- Servicio de Farmacia Hospitalaria, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario «Lozano Blesa», Zaragoza, España
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- Servicio de Farmacia Hospitalaria, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, España
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Macionis V. Neurovascular Compression-Induced Intracranial Allodynia May Be the True Nature of Migraine Headache: an Interpretative Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2023; 27:775-791. [PMID: 37837483 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-023-01174-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Surgical deactivation of migraine trigger sites by extracranial neurovascular decompression has produced encouraging results and challenged previous understanding of primary headaches. However, there is a lack of in-depth discussions on the pathophysiological basis of migraine surgery. This narrative review provides interpretation of relevant literature from the perspective of compressive neuropathic etiology, pathogenesis, and pathophysiology of migraine. RECENT FINDINGS Vasodilation, which can be asymptomatic in healthy subjects, may produce compression of cranial nerves in migraineurs at both extracranial and intracranial entrapment-prone sites. This may be predetermined by inherited and acquired anatomical factors and may include double crush-type lesions. Neurovascular compression can lead to sensitization of the trigeminal pathways and resultant cephalic hypersensitivity. While descending (central) trigeminal activation is possible, symptomatic intracranial sensitization can probably only occur in subjects who develop neurovascular entrapment of cranial nerves, which can explain why migraine does not invariably afflict everyone. Nerve compression-induced focal neuroinflammation and sensitization of any cranial nerve may neurogenically spread to other cranial nerves, which can explain the clinical complexity of migraine. Trigger dose-dependent alternating intensity of sensitization and its synchrony with cyclic central neural activities, including asymmetric nasal vasomotor oscillations, may explain the laterality and phasic nature of migraine pain. Intracranial allodynia, i.e., pain sensation upon non-painful stimulation, may better explain migraine pain than merely nociceptive mechanisms, because migraine cannot be associated with considerable intracranial structural changes and consequent painful stimuli. Understanding migraine as an intracranial allodynia could stimulate research aimed at elucidating the possible neuropathic compressive etiology of migraine and other primary headaches.
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Iaconangelo CJ, Serrano D, Adams AM, Trugman JM, Lipton RB. Evaluating therapeutic benefits of ubrogepant via latent class models: A post hoc exploratory analysis of the ACHIEVE I and ACHIEVE II trials. Headache 2023; 63:1412-1422. [PMID: 37873925 DOI: 10.1111/head.14631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate an alternative method of defining acute treatment success in migraine by combining multiple indicators into a single dichotomous measure of success. BACKGROUND Migraine is characterized by a symptom complex; combining these features as a single endpoint may improve the measurement of treatment effects and better predict patient satisfaction with treatment. METHODS We used a confirmatory latent class model (LCM) with two latent classes interpreted as treatment success and treatment failure. Pooled data for placebo and ubrogepant 50 mg from the ACHIEVE I and ACHIEVE II trials and data for ubrogepant 100 mg from ACHIEVE I were used. LCM inputs included pre-dose and 2-h post-dose measures of pain severity (0-3), the presence/absence of associated symptoms (nausea, photophobia, and phonophobia [0 or 1]), and functional disability (0-3). All definitions were validated against satisfaction with study medication (SWSM) at 24 h post-dose; results were compared with 2-hour pain freedom (2hPF). RESULTS This pooled analysis included 2247 participants. At 2 h post-dose in the ubrogepant 50 and 100 mg dose groups, 53.2% (472/887) and 54.9% (246/448) of participants, respectively, were classified as achieving treatment success using the LCM-based approach, compared to 39.0% (356/912) of participants in the placebo group. The results for treatment success using the 2hPF endpoint were 20.7% (184/887) and 21.5% (96/447) in the ubrogepant 50 and 100 mg dose groups, respectively, compared to 12.7% (116/912) for placebo. Using 24-h SWSM as an external validator, the LCM approach sensitivity and correct classification rates were higher than for 2hPF. CONCLUSION The LCM approach led to higher rates of treatment success and greater separation between ubrogepant and placebo and was a more sensitive predictor of treatment satisfaction than the regulatory endpoint of 2hPF.
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Sturaro C, Fakhoury B, Targowska-Duda KM, Zribi G, Schoch J, Ruzza C, Calò G, Toll L, Cippitelli A. Preclinical effects of cannabidiol in an experimental model of migraine. Pain 2023; 164:2540-2552. [PMID: 37310430 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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ABSTRACT Migraine is a disabling disorder characterized by recurrent headaches, accompanied by abnormal sensory sensitivity and anxiety. Despite extensive historical use of cannabis in headache disorders, there is limited research on the nonpsychoactive cannabidiol (CBD) for migraine and there is no scientific evidence to prove that CBD is an effective treatment. The effects of CBD are examined here using a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-induced migraine model that provides measures of cephalic allodynia, spontaneous pain, altered light sensitivity (photophobia), and anxiety-like behavior in C57BL/6J mice. A single administration of CGRP induced facial hypersensitivity in both female and male mice. Repeated CGRP treatment produced progressively decreased levels in basal thresholds of allodynia in females, but not in males. A single CBD administration protected both females and males from periorbital allodynia induced by a single CGRP injection. Repeated CBD administration prevented increased levels of basal allodynia induced by repeated CGRP treatment in female mice and did not lead to responses consistent with migraine headache as occurs with triptans. Cannabidiol, injected after CGRP, reversed CGRP-evoked allodynia. Cannabidiol also reduced spontaneous pain traits induced by CGRP administration in female mice. Finally, CBD blocked CGRP-induced anxiety in male mice, but failed in providing protection from CGRP-induced photophobia in females. These results demonstrate the efficacy of CBD in preventing episodic and chronic migraine-like states with reduced risk of causing medication overuse headache. Cannabidiol also shows potential as an abortive agent for treating migraine attacks and headache-related conditions such as spontaneous pain and anxiety.
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- Chiara Sturaro
- Biomedical Science Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Biomedical Science Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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- Biomedical Science Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
- Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Biomedical Science Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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- Biomedical Science Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Biomedical Science Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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- Biomedical Science Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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Frank M, Abouzari M, Djalilian HR. Meniere's disease is a manifestation of migraine. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 31:313-319. [PMID: 37266702 PMCID: PMC10527226 DOI: 10.1097/moo.0000000000000908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To discuss the theory that Meniere's disease (MD) is a variation of otologic migraine rather than an isolated inner ear condition. RECENT FINDINGS In contrast to the approximately 12% of the general population suffering from migraine headaches, 51-60% of patients with MD experience migraine headaches. While pathognomonic for MD, endolymphatic hydrops has also been identified in patients with vestibular migraine. Treatment with the integrative neurosensory rehabilitation approach (diet and lifestyle changes, magnesium and riboflavin supplementation, and when needed, prophylactic medication) to treat the underlying migraine process has been highly effective in patients with MD. SUMMARY MD can be understood as a manifestation of migraine such that patients with MD can be effectively treated with migraine therapies.
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- Madelyn Frank
- Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, USA
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Martinez CI, Liktor-Busa E, Largent-Milnes TM. Molecular mechanisms of hormones implicated in migraine and the translational implication for transgender patients. FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH 2023; 4:1117842. [PMID: 37795389 PMCID: PMC10546064 DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1117842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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Migraine is a primary headache disorder recognized by the World Health Organization as one of the most poorly understood and debilitating neurological conditions impacting global disability. Chronic pain disorders are more frequently diagnosed among cisgender women than men, suggesting that female sex hormones could be responsible for mediating chronic pain, including migraine and/or that androgens can be protective. This review discusses the major gonadal hormones, estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone in the context of molecular mechanisms by which they play a role in migraine pathophysiology. In addition, the literature to date describing roles of minor sex hormones including prolactin, luteinizing hormone, follicular stimulating hormone, and gonadotropin releasing hormone in migraine are presented. Because transgender and gender non-conforming (trans*) individuals are an underserved patient population in which gender-affirming sex hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often medically necessary to align biological sex with gender identity, results from cisgender patient populations are discussed in the context of these major and minor sex hormones on migraine incidence and management in trans* patients.
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Xie YJ, Liao X, Hui SSC, Tian L, Yeung WF, Lau AYL, Tyrovolas S, Gao Y, Chen X. Tai Chi for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine: protocol of a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial with mechanism exploration. BMC Complement Med Ther 2023; 23:328. [PMID: 37723467 PMCID: PMC10507971 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04154-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine is a complex neurovascular disorder with considerable clinical, social and economic issues. Tai chi has the potential to be an alternative prophylactic treatment for migraine with high safety since the adverse effects and limited efficacy of available medications. AIMS The proposed study aims to compare the prophylaxis efficacy of 24-week Tai Chi training on migraine attacks with the standard prophylactic medication; and to explore the mechanism of Tai Chi in preventing migraine attacks by analyzing the associations between changes of migraine attacks and changes of neurovascular functions and inflammatory makers. METHOD This is a two-arm parallel non-inferiority randomized controlled trial. In total 220 Hong Kong Chinese women aged 18-65 years with diagnosis of episodic migraine will be recruited and randomized to either the Tai Chi training group or the standard prophylactic medication group with 1:1 ratio, and receive the 24 weeks of modified 33-short form Yang-style Tai Chi training and the standard prophylactic medications, respectively. A 24-week follow-up will be implemented for both groups. For efficacy examination, the primary outcome was the frequency of migraine attacks measured by the migraine diary; and for the mechanism exploration, the primary outcome was the volume and number of white matter hyperintensity (WMH) measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The measurements will be conducted at the baseline, 24th weeks, and 48th weeks. Linear mixed model will be adopted to comprehensively analyze the changes of variables within and between groups. DISCUSSION Given the importance of reducing disease burden and financial cost of migraine attacks, the findings of this study will provide new insights regarding the role of Tai Chi in alleviating migraine burden and further shed light on the mechanism action of Tai Chi on preventing headache attacks. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05690737. Registered on January 28, 2023.
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- Yao Jie Xie
- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
- Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Shi H, Miao R, Gao S, Zhu L, Fang J, Liu Z. The durable effect of acupuncture for episodic migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1211438. [PMID: 37746146 PMCID: PMC10514352 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1211438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Background Migraine is a common and recurrent type of headache. Avoiding trigger factors is not often successful in reducing headache frequency, duration, and severity. Prophylactic medications may be effective but are limited by strict indications and daily medication intake. This review aimed to investigate the durable effect of acupuncture on episodic migraine. Methods Seven databases including Medline, Embase, PubMed, etc., were searched for English and Chinese literature from their inception to 23 November 2022. Two independent reviewers screened the retrieved studies and extracted the data. Primary outcomes were monthly migraine days, monthly migraine attacks, and VAS score at 3 months post-treatment. The risk of bias in included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 tool. Meta-analysis was conducted where applicable. Results Fifteen studies were included in this review. Acupuncture reduced the number of migraine attacks (MD -0.68; 95% CI -0.93, -0.43; p < 0.001), the number of days with migraine (MD -0.86; 95% CI -1.18, -0.55; p < 0.001), and VAS score (MD -1.01; 95% CI -1.30, -0.72; p < 0.001) to a greater degree than sham acupuncture at 3 months after treatment. Significant differences in reducing pain intensity of migraine in favor of acupuncture compared with waitlist (MD -1.84; 95% CI -2.31, -1.37; p < 0.001) or flunarizine (MD -2.00; 95% CI -2.35, -1.65; p < 0.001) at 3 months after treatment were found, and the differences reached the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). Conclusion This review found that the durable effect of acupuncture for episodic migraine lasted at least 3 months after treatment. More high-quality studies with longer follow-up periods in the future are needed to confirm the findings.
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- Hangyu Shi
- Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate College, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Graduate College, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- Institute of Metabolic Diseases, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Kim SA, Jang H, Lee MJ. Predictors of galcanezumab response in a real-world study of Korean patients with migraine. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14825. [PMID: 37684346 PMCID: PMC10491682 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42110-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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To assess factors associated with galcanezumab response in a real-world study of Korean patients with migraine. Predictors of the efficacy of monoclonal antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its receptor (anti-CGRP(-R) mAb) have been rarely investigated in Asians. We prospectively recruited and followed up patients with migraine who received monthly galcanezumab treatment in a single university hospital from June 2020 to October 2021. We defined the treatment response with ≥ 50% reduction in moderate/severe headache days in the 3rd month of treatment compared to baseline. Responders and non-responders were compared in terms of demographics, disease characteristics and severity, and previous response to migraine prophylactic treatments. Potential predictors of anti-CGRP(-R) mAb response were tested by using the univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Among 104 patients (81.7% female; mean age 42.0 ± 13.02; 76.9% chronic migraine; and 45.5% medication overuse headache) included, 58 (55.7%) were responders. Non-responders had more chronic migraine, medication overuse headache, monthly headache days, days with acute medication, and daily headaches (i.e. chronic migraine persisting everyday without remission). The multivariable logistic analysis showed chronic migraine (OR 0.05 [95% CI 0.00-0.82], p = 0.036) and the number of previously failed preventive medication classes (OR 0.55 [95% CI 0.33-0.92], p = 0.024] were independently associated with treatment response. Chronic migraine and multiple failures from preventive medication are associated with poor galcanezumab response. Further studies are needed to investigate if earlier treatment before disease chronification or multiple failures may lead to a greater therapeutic gain from anti-CGRP(-R) mAb treatment.
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- Seung Ae Kim
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
- Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Alzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
- Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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Li ML, Zhang F, Chen YY, Luo HY, Quan ZW, Wang YF, Huang LT, Wang JH. A state-of-the-art review of functional magnetic resonance imaging technique integrated with advanced statistical modeling and machine learning for primary headache diagnosis. Front Hum Neurosci 2023; 17:1256415. [PMID: 37746052 PMCID: PMC10513061 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1256415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Primary headache is a very common and burdensome functional headache worldwide, which can be classified as migraine, tension-type headache (TTH), trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (TAC), and other primary headaches. Managing and treating these different categories require distinct approaches, and accurate diagnosis is crucial. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a research hotspot to explore primary headache. By examining the interrelationships between activated brain regions and improving temporal and spatial resolution, fMRI can distinguish between primary headaches and their subtypes. Currently the most commonly used is the cortical brain mapping technique, which is based on blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI). This review sheds light on the state-of-the-art advancements in data analysis based on fMRI technology for primary headaches along with their subtypes. It encompasses not only the conventional analysis methodologies employed to unravel pathophysiological mechanisms, but also deep-learning approaches that integrate these techniques with advanced statistical modeling and machine learning. The aim is to highlight cutting-edge fMRI technologies and provide new insights into the diagnosis of primary headaches.
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- Ming-Lin Li
- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Department of Family Medicine, Liaoning Health Industry Group Fukuang General Hospital, Fushun, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Jing F, Zou Q, Pu Y. GLP-1R agonist liraglutide attenuates pain hypersensitivity by stimulating IL-10 release in a nitroglycerin-induced chronic migraine mouse model. Neurosci Lett 2023; 812:137397. [PMID: 37442520 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) has been indicated to involve in chronic pain, however, the mechanism by which GLP-1R alleviates the central sensitization of chronic migraine (CM) remains unclear. Treatment with GLP-1R agonist liraglutide attenuated trigeminal allodynia and suppressed the protein levels of CM-associated molecules in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC). Further analysis showed that injection of liraglutide stimulated the release of IL-10 in the TNC. Treatment with IL-10 also alleviated pain hyperalgesia. Our findings illustrated that liraglutide might alleviate the central sensitization of CM by stimulating the release of IL-10, which reveals a novel mechanism of CM.
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- Feng Jing
- Department of Pathology, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118 Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing 400014, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, No. 312 Zhongshan First Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400013, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, No. 312 Zhongshan First Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400013, China
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Metin KM, Dilek SS, Karaduman Y, Serçe A, Takmaz SA, İnan LE. The effects of greater occipital nerve blockage with lidocaine on sleep characteristics in chronic migraine patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2023; 231:107826. [PMID: 37336053 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of our study was to determine the effects of greater occipital nerve block (GONB) with lidocaine on sleep characteristics in patients with chronic migraine. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty female patients who underwent GONB with lidocaine were included in the study. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale (PSAS), Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Scale (DBAS), Restless Legs Syndrome Severity Scale (RLSSS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and headache diary results before and after the treatment of the patients were compared. RESULTS We included 20 patients (all females) in our study. The mean age was 35.80 ± 8.82 years (range 24-50). After GON blockade, the number of days with pain (p < 0.001), duration of pain (p < 0.001), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score (p < 0.001) were significantly lower than before. After GONB, BDI (p = 0.007), BAI (p = 0.022), ISI (p = 0.009), and PSQI (p = 0.026) scores were significantly lower than before. After GONB, sleep quality was better than before (p = 0.035). CONCLUSION This study showed that GONB with lidocaine can improve sleep quality, insomnia, and symptoms of depression and anxiety while reducing migraine headache.
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- Kübra Mehel Metin
- Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Anesthesia and Reanimation Clinic, Algology Department, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Anesthesia and Reanimation Clinic, Algology Department, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Anesthesia and Reanimation Clinic, Algology Department, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey
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Sudershan A, Sudershan S, Younis M, Bhagat M, Pushap AC, Kumar H, Kumar P. Enlightening the association between TNF-α -308 G > A and migraine: a meta-analysis with meta-regression and trial sequential analysis. BMC Neurol 2023; 23:159. [PMID: 37085790 PMCID: PMC10120225 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-023-03174-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine is a complex neurological disorder that is characterized by a "lower threshold of neuronal hyperexcitability" with distinctive periodicity and complex vascular dysfunction. Genetic factors have impacted incredibly on the susceptibility of migraine and one such example is the TNF-α 308G > A. AIM Therefore, we aim to provide a glimpse of the association of the TNF-α 308G > A risk on the susceptibility of migraine. METHOD The pooled odds ratio with the associated 95% of confidence interval were calculated using different genetic models. Heterogeneity was accessed by using Cochran's Q Test and I2 statistics and Begg's and Egger's tests were used for finding the publication bias, tests were two-sided, and a p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The Trial Sequential Analysis with Meta-regression Analysis were also utilized to find out the sample size requirement for meta-analysis to avoid type I error and source of heterogeneity respectively. RESULT A total of 13 studies with cases: 7193 and controls: 23,091 were included and after using different genetic models, no overall association with migraine and its clinical subtype migraine with aura was observed (Allele model "OR: 1.28, 95% C.I. [0.96-1.69] and OR: 0.99,95% C.I. [0.69-1.42]) respectively. Interestingly, after sub-grouping using the "ethnicity criteria" in the migraine group, it was observed that the allelic genetic model and the dominant model were found to be significantly associated with the Asian ethnic group (OR: 1.79, 95% C.I. [1.13-2.84], and OR: 1.85, 95% C.I. [1.0927; 3.1580]. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the present meta-analysis has provided evidence that 308G > A increases the risk of migraine only in the Asian population.
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- Amrit Sudershan
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jammu, India, 180006
- Department of Human Genetics, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, Kashmir, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu, India, 180006
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jammu, India, 180006
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- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu, India, 180006
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- Department of Education, Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras, India, 600017
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- Department of Neurology, Super Specialty Hospital, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu, India, 180006
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jammu, India, 180006.
- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu, India, 180006.
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Sciruicchio V, D'Agnano D, Clemente L, Rutigliano A, Laporta A, de Tommaso M. Clinical Correlates of Osmophobia in Primary Headaches: An Observational Study in Child Cohorts. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12082939. [PMID: 37109275 PMCID: PMC10144088 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12082939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Primary headaches, especially migraines, have a significant impact on physical and mental health, as well as on the scholarly performance and quality of life of children and adolescents. Osmophobia could be a potential diagnostic marker of migraine diagnosis and disability. This multicenter observational cross-sectional study included 645 children, aged 8-15, with a diagnosis of primary headaches. We took into consideration the duration, intensity and frequency of headaches, pericranial tenderness, allodynia and osmophobia. In a subgroup of migraine children, we evaluated the migraine-related disability, Psychiatric Self-Administration Scales for Youths and Adolescents, and the Child Version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale. Osmophobia was found to be present in 28.8% of individuals with primary headaches, with children suffering from migraines having the highest prevalence (35%). Migraine patients with osmophobia also showed a more severe clinical picture, with enhanced disability, anxiety, depression, pain catastrophizing, and allodynia symptoms (F Roy square 10.47 p < 0.001). The presence of osmophobia could help in identifying a clinical migraine phenotype coherent with an abnormal bio-behavioral allostatic model that is worthy of prospective observations and careful therapeutic management.
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- Children Epilepsy and EEG Center, San Paolo Hospital, 70132 Bari, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology Unit, DiBrain Department, Bari Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology Unit, DiBrain Department, Bari Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology Unit, DiBrain Department, Bari Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy
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Altamura C, Brunelli N, Viticchi G, Salvemini S, Cecchi G, Marcosano M, Fofi L, Silvestrini M, Vernieri F. Quantitative and Qualitative Pain Evaluation in Response to OnabotulinumtoxinA for Chronic Migraine: An Observational Real-Life Study. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:toxins15040284. [PMID: 37104222 PMCID: PMC10145239 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15040284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Randomized controlled trials and real-life studies demonstrated the efficacy of OnabotulinumtoxinA (OBT-A) for CM prevention. However, no studies specifically addressed its effect on pain's quantitative intensity and qualitative characteristics. (2) Methods: This is an ambispective study: a post-hoc retrospective analysis of real-life prospectively collected data from two Italian headache centers on CM patients treated with OBT-A over one year (i.e., Cy1-4). The primary endpoint was the changes in pain intensity (Numeric Rating Scale, NRS; the Present Pain Intensity (PPI) scale, the 6-point Behavioral Rating Scale (BRS-6)) and quality scale (the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)) scores. We also assessed the relationship between changes in intensity and quality of pain and disability scale (MIDAS; HIT-6) scores, monthly headache days (MHDs), and monthly acute medication intake (MAMI) (3) Results: We retrieved 152 cases (51.5 years SD 11.3, 80.3% females). From baseline to Cy-4, MHDs, MAMI, NRS, PPI, and BRS-6 scores decreased (consistently p < 0.001). Only the throbbing (p = 0.004), splitting (p = 0.018), and sickening (p = 0.017) qualities of pain collected in the SF-MPQ were reduced. Score variations in MIDAS related to those in PPI scales (p = 0.035), in the BRS-6 (p = 0.001), and in the NRS (p = 0.003). Similarly, HIT-6 score changes related to PPI score modifications (p = 0.027), in BRS-6 (p = 0.001) and NRS (p = 0.006). Conversely, MAMI variation was not associated with qualitative or quantitative pain score modifications except BRS-6 (p = 0.018). (4) Conclusions: Our study shows that OBT-A alleviates migraine by reducing its impact on multiple aspects, such as frequency, disability, and pain intensity. The beneficial effect on pain intensity seems specific to pain characteristics related to C-fiber transmission and is associated with a reduction in migraine-related disability.
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- Claudia Altamura
- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020 Ancona, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020 Ancona, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020 Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Headache and Neurosonology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
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Du Z, Wang G, Yan D, Yang F, Bing D. Relationships between the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and vertigo outcome. Neurol Res 2023; 45:291-299. [PMID: 36843003 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2022.2132728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the association of sleep characteristics measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) with the vertigo outcome in vertiginous patients with comorbid cardiometabolic diseases. METHODS Four hundred and thirteen patients with comorbid cardiometabolic diseases who consecutively visiting vertigo and dizziness clinic were enrolled between October 2018 and January 2020 in a tertiary teaching medical center. Regression analyses and stratified analyses were used to explore the relationship between PSQI and vertigo outcome, which was measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS) score. RESULTS In the study sample, 73.8% (305/413) were defined as 'poor sleep' (PSQI>5). Participants with better recovery tended to have better baseline PSQI global score, PSQI sleep quality, PSQI sleep onset latency, PSQI daytime dysfunction, less severe baseline vertigo symptoms indicated by VAS, Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS) and Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) scores. Moreover, baseline PSQI global score and PSQI daytime dysfunction score were independently associated with the vertigo VAS scores at the last follow-up. CONCLUSION The present results clearly indicated that poor sleep is common and inversely associated with vertigo outcome in vertiginous patients with co-morbid cardiometabolic diseases. Therefore, sleep deserves greater attention in the total medical care in specific subgroup of vertiginous patients.
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- Zhihui Du
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
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- New Medicine Innovation and Development Institute, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China.,Department of Pathology, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Otological Department, the First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.,Department of Hearing and Balance, Guangdong Hearing and Balance Medical Engineering and Technological Research and Development Center, Foshan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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