Ten open questions in migraine prophylaxis with monoclonal antibodies blocking the calcitonin-gene related peptide pathway: a narrative review

J Schoenen, A Van Dycke, J Versijpt… - The Journal of Headache …, 2023 - Springer
The monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) blocking the calcitonin-gene related peptide (CGRP)
pathway, collectively called here “anti-CGRP/rec mAbs”, have dramatically improved …

Gepants—a long way to cure: a narrative review

C Altamura, N Brunelli, M Marcosano, L Fofi… - Neurological …, 2022 - Springer
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is probably the most potent vasodilator in cerebral
circulation. Forty years after its discovery, the new CGRP-targeted therapy monoclonal …

Dysregulation of serum prolactin links the hypothalamus with female nociceptors to promote migraine

M Watanabe, CM Kopruszinski, A Moutal, D Ikegami… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Migraine headache results from activation of meningeal nociceptors, however, the
hypothalamus is activated many hours before the emergence of pain. How hypothalamic …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide causes migraine aura

HM Al-Khazali, H Ashina, A Wiggers, K Rose… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Although the involvement of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in
migraines is well-established, its specific role in investigating the aura phase, which often …

Effectiveness of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies on central symptoms of migraine

LF Iannone, F De Cesaris, A Ferrari, S Benemei… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Clinical trials and observational studies with anti-calcitonin gene-related
peptide antibodies poorly investigated their impact on migraine prodromal and …

Erenumab for migraine prevention in a 1-year compassionate use program: efficacy, tolerability, and differences between clinical phenotypes

J Schoenen, G Timmermans, R Nonis… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
During a 1-year compassionate use program, 156 patients with migraine self-administered a
monthly dose of erenumab 140 mg with a subcutaneous autoinjector. Main inclusion criteria …

Calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) is a key molecule released in acute migraine attacks—Successful translation of basic science to clinical practice

L Edvinsson - Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Migraine is a highly prevalent neurovascular disorder afflicting more than 15% of the global
population. Nearly three times more females are afflicted by migraine in the 18–50 years …

Targeting CGRP pathways and aura: A peripheral site with a central effect

MAM Al-Karagholi - Cephalalgia, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Targeting CGRP-pathways has substantially expanded our options for treating individuals
with migraine. Although the efficacy of these drugs on migraine aura is yet to be fully …

Could the new anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies be effective in migraine aura? Case reports and literature review

M Albanese, NB Mercuri - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against calcitonin gene-related peptide
(CGRP)(Eptinezumab, Fremanezumab, and Galcanezumab) or its receptor (Erenumab) …

Impact of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies on migraine attack accompanying symptoms: A real-world evidence study

A Alpuente, A Torre-Sune, E Caronna… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Clinical trials on anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies
poorly investigated their impact on migraine accompanying symptoms. Objective To …