Biological insights from the premonitory symptoms of migraine

N Karsan, PJ Goadsby - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
Migraine is a common neurological disorder with a diverse clinical phenotype that
comprises more than just head pain. Premonitory (prodromal) symptoms can start hours to …

Neuropeptides and central control of sexual behaviour from the past to the present: a review

A Argiolas, MR Melis - Progress in neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Of the numerous neuropeptides identified in the central nervous system, only a few are
involved in the control of sexual behaviour. Among these, the most studied are oxytocin …

Erectile dysfunction: Treatments, advances and new therapeutic strategies

A Argiolas, FM Argiolas, G Argiolas, MR Melis - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get and maintain an adequate penile erection for
satisfactory sexual intercourse. Due to its negative impacts on men's life quality and increase …

Dopamine, erectile function and male sexual behavior from the past to the present: a review

MR Melis, F Sanna, A Argiolas - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Early and recent studies show that dopamine through its neuronal systems and receptor
subtypes plays different roles in the control of male sexual behavior. These studies show …

Oxytocin, erectile function and sexual behavior: last discoveries and possible advances

MR Melis, A Argiolas - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
A continuously increasing amount of research shows that oxytocin is involved in numerous
central functions. Among the functions in which oxytocin is thought to be involved are those …

The premonitory phase of migraine–what can we learn from it?

FH Maniyar, T Sprenger, T Monteith… - … : The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review aims to understand the prevalence of premonitory symptoms in migraine,
postulate their mechanisms, and compare these with functional imaging studies. A thorough …

Caffeine and primary (migraine) headaches—friend or foe?

KB Alstadhaug, AP Andreou - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: The actions of caffeine as an antagonist of adenosine receptors have been
extensively studied, and there is no doubt that both daily and sporadic dietary consumption …

Altered sexual behavior in dopamine transporter (DAT) knockout male rats: a behavioral, neurochemical and intracerebral microdialysis study

F Sanna, J Bratzu, MP Serra, D Leo… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Central dopamine plays a key role in sexual behavior. Recently, a Dopamine Transporter
knockout (DAT KO) rat has been developed, which displays several behavioral dysfunctions …

Erectile function and sexual behavior: A review of the role of nitric oxide in the central nervous system

MR Melis, A Argiolas - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide (NO), the neuromodulator/neurotransmitter formed from l-arginine by neuronal,
endothelial and inducible NO synthases, is involved in numerous functions across the body …

Yawning—its anatomy, chemistry, role, and pathological considerations

H Krestel, CL Bassetti, O Walusinski - Progress in neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Yawning is a clinical sign of the activity of various supra-and infratentorial brain regions
including the putative brainstem motor pattern, hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus …