Amygdala pain mechanisms

V Neugebauer - Pain control, 2015 - Springer
A limbic brain area, the amygdala plays a key role in emotional responses and affective
states and disorders such as learned fear, anxiety, and depression. The amygdala has also …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide and pain: a systematic review

WS Schou, S Ashina, FM Amin, PJ Goadsby… - The journal of headache …, 2017 - Springer
Background Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is widely distributed in nociceptive
pathways in human peripheral and central nervous system and its receptors are also …

Sensory neuron-specific GPCR Mrgprs are itch receptors mediating chloroquine-induced pruritus

Q Liu, Z Tang, L Surdenikova, S Kim, KN Patel, A Kim… - Cell, 2009 - cell.com
The cellular and molecular mechanisms mediating histamine-independent itch in primary
sensory neurons are largely unknown. Itch induced by chloroquine (CQ) is a common side …

Amygdala, neuropeptides, and chronic pain-related affective behaviors

V Neugebauer, M Mazzitelli, B Cragg, G Ji… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuropeptides play important modulatory roles throughout the nervous system, functioning
as direct effectors or as interacting partners with other neuropeptide and neurotransmitter …

Neuropeptide signalling orchestrates T cell differentiation

Y Hou, L Sun, MW LaFleur, L Huang, C Lambden… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The balance between T helper type 1 (TH1) cells and other TH cells is critical for antiviral
and anti-tumour responses,–, but how this balance is achieved remains poorly understood …

Calcitonin receptor‐like receptor (CLR), receptor activity‐modifying protein 1 (RAMP1), and calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) immunoreactivity in the rat …

JK Lennerz, V Rühle, EP Ceppa… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) is a key mediator in primary headaches including
migraine. Animal models of meningeal nociception demonstrate both peripheral and central …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide in migraine: intersection of peripheral inflammation and central modulation

AC Raddant, AF Russo - Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2011 - cambridge.org
Over the past two decades, a convergence of basic and clinical evidence has established
the neuropeptide calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP) as a key player in migraine …

The role of CGRP in the pathophysiology of migraine and efficacy of CGRP receptor antagonists as acute antimigraine drugs

CM Villalón, J Olesen - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
Migraine is a highly prevalent neurovascular disorder that can be provoked by infusion of
calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). CGRP, a neuropeptide released from activated …

The role of peptides in central sensitization

VS Seybold - Sensory Nerves, 2009 - Springer
Peptides released in the spinal cord from the central terminals of nociceptors contribute to
the persistent hyperalgesia that defines the clinical experience of chronic pain. Using …

Sensitization of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors by receptor activity-modifying protein-1 in the trigeminal ganglion

Z Zhang, CS Winborn, BM de Prado… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
The neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) from the trigeminal ganglion has
been established as a key player in the pathogenesis of migraine. In this study, we provide …