Meningeal CGRP-Prolactin Interaction Evokes Female-Specific Migraine Behavior.

Amanda AvonaBianca N MasonCarolina Burgos-VegaAnahit H HovhannisyanSergei N BeluginJennifer MecklenburgVincent GoffinNaureen WajahatTheodore J PriceArmen N AkopianGregory Dussor

Published in: Annals of neurology (2021)

This CGRP-PRL interaction in the meninges is a mechanism by which these peptides could produce female-selective responses and increase the prevalence of migraine in women. ANN NEUROL 2021;89:1129-1144.

Keyphrases

risk factors
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
neural network
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance