Role of PACAP in Migraine Headaches

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-4-3

Keywords:

Polypeptide-38, Migraine Patients, VIP-Induced Dilatation

Abstract

Investigators at Danish Headache Centre, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, studied the incidence of migraine during and after intravenous infusion of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 (PACAP38) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in 22 female migraine patients without aura (mean age 24 years [range 19-36]).

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Published

2014-04-01

Issue

Section

Headache Disorders