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Animal Studies

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Jun 02


Cephalalgia

Differences in pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide and calcitonin gene-related peptide release in the trigeminovascular system.

Authors

Edvinsson J C A, Grell A-S, Warfvinge K, Sheykhzade M, Edvinsson L, Haanes K A
Cephalalgia. 2020 Jun 02:333102420929026.
PMID: 32486909.

Abstract

Several neurotransmitters are expressed in the neurons of the trigeminal ganglion. One such signalling molecule is the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP). PACAP signalling has been suggested to have a possible role in the pathophysiology of primary headaches.