Short Report of Longitudinal CGRP-Measurements in Migraineurs During a Hypoxic Challenge.

CGRP headache hypoxia longitudinal measurement migraine plasma levels

Journal

Frontiers in neurology
ISSN: 1664-2295
Titre abrégé: Front Neurol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101546899

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 21 04 2022
accepted: 23 06 2022
entrez: 15 8 2022
pubmed: 16 8 2022
medline: 16 8 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) plays a key role in the pathophysiology of migraine and is therefore considered a potential biomarker for primary headache disorders. The challenge remaining is establishing standardized protocols for its assessment in various extracellular compartments and identifying pathological situations associated with an increase in CGRP. We performed longitudinal measurements of CGRP plasma levels in 30 volunteers with the diagnosis of episodic migraine with and without aura under controlled circumstances during an induced migraine attack under a hypoxic challenge. Blood samples were collected from a cubital vein and CGRP plasma levels measured using ELISA. CGRP levels varied significantly between the subjects at baseline (15.48-1,889.31 pg/ml) but were neither associated with socio-demographic data nor with headache/migraine frequency or intensity collected before hypoxic exposure. CGRP levels during hypoxia fluctuated around baseline and increased with prolonged hypoxia but did not differ significantly in subjects with migraine or headache compared to those without. However, subjects experiencing migraine without aura showed significantly higher levels than those with aura. Ictal CGRP levels were increased in females, in subjects with a negative family history regarding headaches, in those older than 30 years of age or with a recent headache attack before the experiment ( CGRP plasma levels seem to be highly variable even at baseline in migraine patients and increased during hypoxic challenge and migraine attacks. This is the first in human longitudinal measurement of peripheral CGRP levels during induced migraine attacks using a highly standardized protocol.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) plays a key role in the pathophysiology of migraine and is therefore considered a potential biomarker for primary headache disorders. The challenge remaining is establishing standardized protocols for its assessment in various extracellular compartments and identifying pathological situations associated with an increase in CGRP.
Methods UNASSIGNED
We performed longitudinal measurements of CGRP plasma levels in 30 volunteers with the diagnosis of episodic migraine with and without aura under controlled circumstances during an induced migraine attack under a hypoxic challenge. Blood samples were collected from a cubital vein and CGRP plasma levels measured using ELISA.
Results UNASSIGNED
CGRP levels varied significantly between the subjects at baseline (15.48-1,889.31 pg/ml) but were neither associated with socio-demographic data nor with headache/migraine frequency or intensity collected before hypoxic exposure. CGRP levels during hypoxia fluctuated around baseline and increased with prolonged hypoxia but did not differ significantly in subjects with migraine or headache compared to those without. However, subjects experiencing migraine without aura showed significantly higher levels than those with aura. Ictal CGRP levels were increased in females, in subjects with a negative family history regarding headaches, in those older than 30 years of age or with a recent headache attack before the experiment (
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
CGRP plasma levels seem to be highly variable even at baseline in migraine patients and increased during hypoxic challenge and migraine attacks. This is the first in human longitudinal measurement of peripheral CGRP levels during induced migraine attacks using a highly standardized protocol.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35968307
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.925748
pmc: PMC9367467
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

925748

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Frank, Kaltseis, Messlinger and Broessner.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Florian Frank (F)

Department of Neurology, Headache Outpatient Clinic, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Katharina Kaltseis (K)

Department of Neurology, Headache Outpatient Clinic, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Karl Messlinger (K)

Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

Gregor Broessner (G)

Department of Neurology, Headache Outpatient Clinic, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

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