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Alpuente A, Gallardo VJ, Asskour L, Caronna E, Torres-Ferrus M, Pozo-Rosich P. Dynamic fluctuations of salivary CGRP levels during migraine attacks: association with clinical variables and phenotypic characterization. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:58. [PMID: 38637736 PMCID: PMC11027425 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01772-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine is a complex neurological disorder with significant heterogeneity in its clinical presentation and molecular mechanisms. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has emerged as a key player in migraine pathophysiology, but challenges remain in its utilization as a biomarker. This study aimed to investigate salivary CGRP levels during migraine attacks across the frequency spectrum and explore associations with clinical variables. METHODS A prospective longitudinal pilot study was conducted, recruiting migraine patients from an outpatient headache clinic. Salivary CGRP levels were measured at interictal, onset, post-2 h of onset and end-of-attack. Using generalized linear mixed models, we explored the effect of CGRP changes over the attack in presence of depressive symptoms (DS), acute attack treatment, and after three-months of erenumab treatment. Finally, patients were classified and compared according to their CGRP phenotype. RESULTS A total of 44 migraine patients were included (90.9% women), with 80 migraine attacks analyzed. Salivary CGRP levels increased at the onset of migraine attacks. We observed statistically significant interactions between DS and both the linear (Est. [SE]: 19.4 [5.8], p = 0.001) and quadratic terms of time (-19.1 [6.0], p = 0.002). Additionally, a significant three-way interaction within the use of acute treated attack (linear-term: -18.5 [6.2], p = 0.005; quadratic-term: 19.2 [6.8], p = 0.005) was also found. Molecular phenotyping revealed that 72.7% (32/44) of patients presented only CGRP-dependent attacks, while 27.3% (12/44) presented non-CGRP-dependent migraine attacks. Patients with only CGRP-dependent attacks were associated with younger age, shorter disease evolution time, a higher proportion of aura, and fewer monthly headache days (p < 0.05). Exploratory analysis of erenumab treatment effects did not result in changes in CGRP levels during migraine attacks. CONCLUSIONS Our study underscores the dynamic nature of migraine at a molecular level and emphasizes the importance of integrating clinical variables, such as depressive symptoms, in understanding its pathophysiology. The identification of distinct migraine subtypes based on CGRP dependence suggests potential opportunities for personalized treatment approaches.
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- Alicia Alpuente
- Neurology Department, Headache Clinic, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Department, Headache Clinic, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Department, Headache Clinic, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Department, Headache Clinic, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Viudez-Martínez A, Torregrosa AB, Navarrete F, García-Gutiérrez MS. Understanding the Biological Relationship between Migraine and Depression. Biomolecules 2024; 14:163. [PMID: 38397400 PMCID: PMC10886628 DOI: 10.3390/biom14020163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Migraine is a highly prevalent neurological disorder. Among the risk factors identified, psychiatric comorbidities, such as depression, seem to play an important role in its onset and clinical course. Patients with migraine are 2.5 times more likely to develop a depressive disorder; this risk becomes even higher in patients suffering from chronic migraine or migraine with aura. This relationship is bidirectional, since depression also predicts an earlier/worse onset of migraine, increasing the risk of migraine chronicity and, consequently, requiring a higher healthcare expenditure compared to migraine alone. All these data suggest that migraine and depression may share overlapping biological mechanisms. Herein, this review explores this topic in further detail: firstly, by introducing the common epidemiological and risk factors for this comorbidity; secondly, by focusing on providing the cumulative evidence of common biological aspects, with a particular emphasis on the serotoninergic system, neuropeptides such as calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP), pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), substance P, neuropeptide Y and orexins, sexual hormones, and the immune system; lastly, by remarking on the future challenges required to elucidate the etiopathological mechanisms of migraine and depression and providing updated information regarding new key targets for the pharmacological treatment of these clinical entities.
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- Adrián Viudez-Martínez
- Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital General Dr. Balmis de Alicante, 03010 Alicante, Spain;
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain; (A.B.T.); (F.N.)
- Research Network on Primary Addictions, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, MICINN and FEDER, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain; (A.B.T.); (F.N.)
- Research Network on Primary Addictions, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, MICINN and FEDER, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain; (A.B.T.); (F.N.)
- Research Network on Primary Addictions, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, MICINN and FEDER, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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Brancato A, Castelli V, Cannizzaro C, Tringali G. Adolescent binge-like alcohol exposure dysregulates NPY and CGRP in rats: Behavioural and immunochemical evidence. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2023; 123:110699. [PMID: 36565980 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2022.110699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Alcohol binge drinking during adolescence impacts affective behaviour, possibly impinging on developing neural substrates processing affective states, including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and neuropeptide Y (NPY). Here, we modelled binge-like alcohol exposure in adolescence, by administering 3.5 g/kg alcohol per os, within 1 h, to male adolescent rats every other day, from postnatal day 35 to 54. The effects on positive and negative affective behaviour during abstinence were explored including: consummatory behaviour and weight gain; social behaviour in the modified social interaction test; thermal nociception in the tail-flick test; psychosocial stress coping in the resident-intruder paradigm. Moreover, CGRP and NPY levels were evaluated in functionally relevant brain regions. Our data shows that binge-like intermittent alcohol administration during adolescence decreased weight gain, social preference and motivation, nociception, and active psychosocial stress coping during abstinence. In addition, intermittent alcohol-exposed rats displayed increased expression of CGRP and NPY in the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens; decreased NPY levels in the amygdala; opposite changes in CGRP levels in the hypothalamus and brainstem. Overall, our data shows that adolescent binge-like alcohol exposure, through the allostatic load of alternate intoxication and withdrawal, produces long-term consequences in sensory and affective processes and dysregulated complementary neuropeptidergic systems. Thus, neuropeptide-targeted interventions hold promising potential for addressing negative affect during prolonged withdrawal in young subjects.
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- Anna Brancato
- University of Palermo, Dept. of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties of Excellence "G. D'Alessandro", piazza delle Cliniche 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
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- University of Palermo, Dept. of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Dept. of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Pharmacology Section, Department of Health Care Surveillance and Bioethics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Russo M, De Rosa MA, Calisi D, Consoli S, Evangelista G, Dono F, Santilli M, Granzotto A, Onofrj M, Sensi SL. Migraine Pharmacological Treatment and Cognitive Impairment: Risks and Benefits. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911418. [PMID: 36232720 PMCID: PMC9569564 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Migraine is a common neurological disorder impairing the quality of life of patients. The condition requires, as an acute or prophylactic line of intervention, the frequent use of drugs acting on the central nervous system (CNS). The long-term impact of these medications on cognition and neurodegeneration has never been consistently assessed. The paper reviews pharmacological migraine treatments and discusses their biological and clinical effects on the CNS. The different anti-migraine drugs show distinct profiles concerning neurodegeneration and the risk of cognitive deficits. These features should be carefully evaluated when prescribing a pharmacological treatment as many migraineurs are of scholar or working age and their performances may be affected by drug misuse. Thus, a reconsideration of therapy guidelines is warranted. Furthermore, since conflicting results have emerged in the relationship between migraine and dementia, future studies must consider present and past pharmacological regimens as potential confounding factors.
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- Mirella Russo
- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- CAST—Center for Advanced Studies and Technology, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- CAST—Center for Advanced Studies and Technology, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- CAST—Center for Advanced Studies and Technology, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- CAST—Center for Advanced Studies and Technology, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- CAST—Center for Advanced Studies and Technology, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- Institute for Mind Impairments and Neurological Disorders-iMIND, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- ITAB—Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technology, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Lovati C, Bernasconi G, Capogrosso C, Molteni L, Giorgetti F, Dell'Osso B, Pantoni L. Personality traits and efficacy of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in migraine prevention. Neurol Sci 2022; 43:5765-5767. [PMID: 35842569 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-06251-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies (CGRPmAbs) enlarged migraine prevention options. They work targetedly, safely, and efficiently in many patients. Inexplicably, a proportion of patients show scarce improvement. OBJECTIVE To identify the possible role of personality traits, determined with the Personality Inventory for DSM5 (PID5), on the efficacy of CGRPmAbs on migraine. METHODS We evaluated 3 parameters: monthly headache days (MHD), monthly painkillers intake (MPI), and MIDAS. For each parameter, patients were classified as: (A) non-responders (reduction < 3 0% vs. baseline); (B) partial responders (30-49% reduction); (C) full responders (reduction > 50%). RESULTS Ninety-seven patients treated with CGRP-mAbs were included (33 galcanezumab, 13 fremanezumab, 51 erenumab). Considering attack reduction (MHD), 53 (54.6%) were full responders, 13 (13.4%) partial responders, and 31 (32%) non-responders. Considering MPI, 61 (62.9%) were full responders, 11 (11.3%) partial responders, and 24 (24.7%) non-responders. Concerning MIDAS, 53 (53%) were full responders, 17 (17.5%) partial responders, and 21 (21.6%) were non-responders. All the 97 patients were tested with the PID5. In terms of MHDs, non-responders, in comparison with responders, showed a significant excess of disinhibition, especially in relation with the anhedonia and depressivity facets. Concerning MPI, non-responders showed increased depressivity and distractibility. MIDAS non-responders had significantly higher scores in the antagonism domain and submissiveness facet. DISCUSSION Non-responders seem to have different personality traits in comparison to responders, with a higher tendency toward depressed mood and difficulty to feel pleasure previously found in migraineurs vs. non-migraineurs: the more strict certain traits are, the more difficult to treat the migraine could be.
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- Carlo Lovati
- Headache Center, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Mental Health, L. Sacco University Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, L. Sacco University Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, L. Sacco University Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- L. Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Alpuente A, Gallardo VJ, Asskour L, Caronna E, Torres‐Ferrus M, Pozo‐Rosich P. Salivary
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and Erenumab Treatment Response: Towards Precision Medicine in Migraine. Ann Neurol 2022; 92:846-859. [DOI: 10.1002/ana.26472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Alicia Alpuente
- Headache Clinic, Neurology Department Vall d'Hebron University Hospital Barcelona Spain
- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Headache Clinic, Neurology Department Vall d'Hebron University Hospital Barcelona Spain
- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Headache Clinic, Neurology Department Vall d'Hebron University Hospital Barcelona Spain
- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Headache Clinic, Neurology Department Vall d'Hebron University Hospital Barcelona Spain
- Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Departament de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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Carboni L, El Khoury A, Beiderbeck DI, Neumann ID, Mathé AA. Neuropeptide Y, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and neurokinin A in brain regions of HAB rats correlate with anxiety-like behaviours. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2022; 57:1-14. [PMID: 35008014 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Anxiety disorders are pervasive psychiatric disorders causing great suffering. The high (HAB) and low (LAB) anxiety-related behaviour rats were selectively bred to investigate neurobiological correlates of anxiety. We compared the level of neuropeptides relevant for anxiety- and depression-related behaviours in selected brain regions of HAB and LAB rats. Increased anxiety and depression-like behaviours of male and female HAB rats in the elevated plus-maze and forced swim tests were accompanied by elevated levels of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the prefrontal (PFC), frontal (FC) and cingulate cortex (CCx), the striatum, and periaqueductal grey (PAG). Moreover, HAB rats displayed sex-dependent, elevated levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in PFC, FC, CCx, hippocampus, and PAG. Higher neurokinin A (NKA) levels were detected in CCx, striatum, and PAG in HAB males and in CCx and hypothalamus in HAB females. Increased neurotensin was detected in CCx and PAG in HAB males and in hypothalamus in HAB females. Elevated corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) levels appeared in female HAB hypothalamus. Significant correlations were found between anxiety-like behaviour and NPY, CGRP, NKA, and neurotensin, particularly with NPY in CCx and striatum, CGRP in FC and hippocampus, and NKA in entorhinal cortex. This is the first report of NPY, CGRP, NKA, Neurotensin, and CRH measurements in brain regions of HAB and LAB rats, which showed widespread NPY and CGRP alterations in cortical regions, with NKA and neurotensin changes localised in sub-cortical areas. The results may contribute to elucidate pathophysiological mechanisms underlying anxiety and depression and should facilitate identifying novel therapeutic targets.
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- Lucia Carboni
- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural and Molecular Neurobiology, University of Regensburg, 93040, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Behavioural and Molecular Neurobiology, University of Regensburg, 93040, Regensburg, Germany
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jiang J, Ju J, Luo L, Song Z, Liao H, Yang X, Wei S, Wang D, Zhu W, Chang J, Ma J, Hu H, Yu J, Wang H, Hou ST, Li S, Li H, Li N. Salmon Calcitonin Exerts an Antidepressant Effect by Activating Amylin Receptors. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:826055. [PMID: 35237169 PMCID: PMC8883047 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.826055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Depressive disorder is defined as a psychiatric disease characterized by the core symptoms of anhedonia and learned helplessness. Currently, the treatment of depression still calls for medications with high effectiveness, rapid action, and few side effects, although many drugs, including fluoxetine and ketamine, have been approved for clinical usage by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this study, we focused on calcitonin as an amylin receptor polypeptide, of which the antidepressant effect has not been reported, even if calcitonin gene-related peptides have been previously demonstrated to improve depressive-like behaviors in rodents. Here, the antidepressant potential of salmon calcitonin (sCT) was first evaluated in a chronic restraint stress (CRS) mouse model of depression. We observed that the immobility duration in CRS mice was significantly increased during the tail suspension test and forced swimming test. Furthermore, a single administration of sCT was found to successfully rescue depressive-like behaviors in CRS mice. Lastly, AC187 as a potent amylin receptor antagonist was applied to investigate the roles of amylin receptors in depression. We found that AC187 significantly eliminated the antidepressant effects of sCT. Taken together, our data revealed that sCT could ameliorate a depressive-like phenotype probably via the amylin signaling pathway. sCT should be considered as a potential therapeutic candidate for depressive disorder in the future.
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- Jian Jiang
- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Oncology Department, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- The Clinical Neuroscience Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
- China-UK Institute for Frontier Science, Shenzhen, China
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Datong City, Datong, China
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- The Fifth People’s Hospital of Datong City, Datong, China
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- Brain Research Centre and Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Shupeng Li, ; Huiliang Li, ; Ningning Li,
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Shupeng Li, ; Huiliang Li, ; Ningning Li,
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- Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
- China-UK Institute for Frontier Science, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Shupeng Li, ; Huiliang Li, ; Ningning Li,
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Cerebrospinal Fluid α-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide: A Comparison between Alzheimer’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12020199. [PMID: 35204700 PMCID: PMC8961604 DOI: 10.3390/biom12020199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) represent an emerging health problem on a global scale, as they are responsible for a significant contribution to the burden of disability in Western countries. Limited numbers of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diagnostic markers are available for each disease (amyloid and tau deposition markers for AD and oligoclonal bands for MS) representing mostly state markers that provide few, if any, clues about the severity of the clinical phenotype. α-CGRP is a neuropeptide implied in nociception, vasodilation, synaptic plasticity and immune functions. This neuropeptide is expressed in encephalic regions connected to memory, attention, autonomic and behavioral functions and is also expressed by spinal motor neurons. The present work confronted α-CGRP levels between 19 AD, 27 MS and 17 control subjects using an ELISA/EIA assay. We measured higher CSF α-CGRP contents in control subjects with respect to AD, as shown in previous studies, as well as in MS patients in comparison to AD. The control subjects and MS patients did not significantly differ between each other. We did not observe a relationship between CSF protein content, albumin quotient and α-CGRP. We also describe, retrospectively, an association between higher CSF CGRP content and higher MRI overall lesion count in MS and between lower α-CGRP and worse attention and visuo-perceptual skills in AD. We speculate that α-CGRP could be differentially involved in both disabling diseases.
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Hashikawa-Hobara N, Otsuka A, Okujima C, Hashikawa N. CGRP overexpression does not alter depression-like behavior in mice. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11720. [PMID: 34249519 PMCID: PMC8256807 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background The calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide that is released from capsaicin-sensitive nerves as a potent vasodilator involved in nociceptive transmission. While CGRP has been rigorously studied for its role in migraines owing to its vasodilation and inflammation activities, the effects of CGRP overexpression on depressive-like behaviors remain insufficiently understood. Methods In the present study, we performed a battery of behavioral tests, including the social interaction test, open field test, and sucrose preference test, to evaluate social defeat stress using male C57BL6J or CGRP overexpression in transgenic (Tg) mice (CGRP Tg). We performed mRNA and protein analyses on the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), phosphorylated Akt, mTOR, and p70S6K in the hippocampi. Results CGRP Tg mice showed increased levels of Bdnf mRNAs, low locomotor activity, and no deficits in social interaction, which indicate that CGRP Tg mice exhibit stress resistance and not depression. However, the open field test significantly decreased after 15-day social defeat stress exposure. We also evaluated depressive-like behavior using the sucrose preference and social interaction tests. Our data indicate that defeated CGRP Tg mice exhibited a depressive-like phenotype, which was inferred from increased social avoidance and reduced sucrose preference compared with non-defeated controls. Although stress exposure did not change the BDNF levels in CGRP Tg mice, it significantly decreased the expression levels of p-Akt, p-mTOR and p-p70S6K in the mice hippocampi. We conclude that CGRP-overexpressing Tg mice have normal sensitivity to stress and down-regulated hippocampal Akt/mTOR/p70S6K pathways.
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- Department of Life Science, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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Depression-Associated Gene Negr1-Fgfr2 Pathway Is Altered by Antidepressant Treatment. Cells 2020; 9:cells9081818. [PMID: 32751911 PMCID: PMC7464991 DOI: 10.3390/cells9081818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The Negr1 gene has been significantly associated with major depression in genetic studies. Negr1 encodes for a cell adhesion molecule cleaved by the protease Adam10, thus activating Fgfr2 and promoting neuronal spine plasticity. We investigated whether antidepressants modulate the expression of genes belonging to Negr1-Fgfr2 pathway in Flinders sensitive line (FSL) rats, in a corticosterone-treated mouse model of depression, and in mouse primary neurons. Negr1 and Adam10 were the genes mostly affected by antidepressant treatment, and in opposite directions. Negr1 was down-regulated by escitalopram in the hypothalamus of FSL rats, by fluoxetine in the hippocampal dentate gyrus of corticosterone-treated mice, and by nortriptyline in hippocampal primary neurons. Adam10 mRNA was increased by nortriptyline administration in the hypothalamus, by escitalopram in the hippocampus of FSL rats, and by fluoxetine in mouse dorsal dentate gyrus. Similarly, nortriptyline increased Adam10 expression in hippocampal cultures. Fgfr2 expression was increased by nortriptyline in the hypothalamus of FSL rats and in hippocampal neurons. Lsamp, another IgLON family protein, increased in mouse dentate gyrus after fluoxetine treatment. These findings suggest that Negr1-Fgfr2 pathway plays a role in the modulation of synaptic plasticity induced by antidepressant treatment to promote therapeutic efficacy by rearranging connectivity in corticolimbic circuits impaired in depression.
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Jia D, Dou Y, He Y, Zhou X, Gao Y, Ma M, Wu Z, Li W. Saponin extract of Baihe - Zhimu Tang ameliorates depression in chronic mild stress rats. J Funct Foods 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2020.103905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ayasse MT, Buddenkotte J, Alam M, Steinhoff M. Role of neuroimmune circuits and pruritus in psoriasis. Exp Dermatol 2020; 29:414-426. [PMID: 31954075 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease presenting with an array of clinical phenotypes, often associated with pruritus. Environmental and psychological stressors can exacerbate psoriasis symptoms and provoke flares. Recent studies suggest a dysfunctional hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in some patients with psoriasis that can result in immune dysregulation. The immune system, in turn, can communicate with the nervous system to induce, maintain or aggravate psoriasis. In the skin, peripheral sensory as well as autonomic nerves control release of inflammatory mediators from dendritic cells, mast cells, T cells or keratinocytes, thereby modulating inflammatory responses and, in case of sensory nerves, pruritus. In response to the environment or stress, cytokines, chemokines, proteases, and neuropeptides fluctuate in psoriasis and influence immune responses as well as nerve activity. Furthermore, immune cells communicate with sensory nerves which control release of cytokines, such as IL-23, that are ultimately involved in psoriasis pathogenesis. Nerves also communicate with keratinocytes to induce epidermal proliferation. Notably, in contrast to recent years the debilitating problem of pruritus in psoriasis has been increasingly appreciated. Thus, investigating neuroimmune communication in psoriasis will not only expand our knowledge about the impact of sensory nerves in inflammation and pruritus and give new insights into the impact of environmental factors activating neuroimmune circuits or of stress in psoriasis, but may also lead to novel therapies. This review summarizes the relevant literature on the role of neuroimmune circuits, stress and how the central HPA axis and its peripheral equivalent in the skin, impact psoriasis.
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- Marissa T Ayasse
- Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.,Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.,Translational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.,Translational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.,Translational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.,Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar.,Medical School, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.,School of Medicine, Weill Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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