Pro-inflammatory and vasoconstricting prostanoid PGF2α causes no headache in man

Maria Antonova, Troels Wienecke, Jes Olesen, Messoud Ashina

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    Abstract

    During two decades of migraine provocation studies with naturally occurring signalling molecules, vasodilators such as prostaglandin E(2), prostaglandin I(2) (prostacyclin) and prostaglandin D(2) were shown to be able to induce headache in man. To elucidate the role of inflammation and vasodilatation in the generation of headache, we investigated whether the pro-inflammatory and vasoconstricting prostanoid prostaglandin F(2a) (PGF(2a)) would cause headache in a human model of headache.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalCephalalgia
    Volume31
    Issue number15
    Pages (from-to)1532-41
    Number of pages10
    ISSN0333-1024
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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