ReviewThe journal of headache and pain2018
PACAP and its receptors in cranial arteries and mast cells.
Review in The journal of headache and pain, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Neurotransmitter and neuropeptide regulation of mast cell function: a systematic review.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2020Pooled it
- Hypersensitivity to PACAP-38 in post-traumatic headache: a randomized clinical trial.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2024Trial
- Investigation of sumatriptan and ketorolac trometamol in the human experimental model of headache.The journal of headache and pain · 2020Trial
- New Directions in Migraine Pathophysiology: The Glymphatic System and PACAP.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Activation and sensitization of meningeal nociceptors by PACAP-38: implications for migraine headache.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Discovery that PACAP, a mammalian neuropeptide, activates plant immunity through chemical screening.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- PACAP-38 in Cluster Headache: A Prospective, Case-Control Study of a Potential Treatment Target.European journal of neurology · 2025Observational
- Targeting PACAP: Beyond Migraine to Cluster, Menstrual, and Post-traumatic Headaches.Advances in therapy · 2025Review
- Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide plays a role in neuropsychiatric and substance use disorders: sex-specific perspective.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- VPAC1 and VPAC2 receptors mediate tactile hindpaw hypersensitivity and carotid artery dilatation induced by PACAP38 in a migraine relevant mouse model.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Article
- Genetic causal relationship between immune diseases and migraine: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Multimodal Migraine Management and the Pursuit of Migraine Freedom: A Narrative Review.Neurology and therapy · 2023Review
- Future targets for migraine treatment beyond CGRP.The journal of headache and pain · 2023Review
- Shared and independent roles of CGRP and PACAP in migraine pathophysiology.The journal of headache and pain · 2023Review
- Expression of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation-Related Genes in Nasal Mucosa and Nasal Polyps from Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Neurogenic Inflammation: The Participant in Migraine and Recent Advancements in Translational Research.Biomedicines · 2021Review
- Parenchymal neuroinflammatory signaling and dural neurogenic inflammation in migraine.The journal of headache and pain · 2021Review
- Headache and immunological/autoimmune disorders: a comprehensive review of available epidemiological evidence with insights on potential underlying mechanisms.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2021Review
- Review
- New discoveries in migraine mechanisms and therapeutic targets.Current opinion in physiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn migraineurs pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide1-38 (PACAP1-38) is a potent migraine provoking substance and the accompanying long lasting flushing suggests degranulation of mast cells. Infusion of the closely related vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) either induces headache or flushing. This implicates the pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide type I receptor (PAC1) to be involved in the pathophysiology of PACAP1-38 provoked headaches. Here we review studies characterizing the effects of mainly PACAP but also of VIP on cerebral and meningeal arteries and mast cells. DISCUSSION: PACAP1-38, PACAP1-27 and VIP dilate cerebral and meningeal arteries from several species including man. In rat cerebral and meningeal arteries the dilation seems to be mediated preferably via vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor type 1 (VPAC1) receptors while, in human, middle meningeal artery dilation induced via vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor type 2 (VPAC2) receptors cannot be ruled out. PACAP1-38 is a strong degranulator of peritoneal and dural mast cells while PACAP1-27 and VIP only have weak effects. More detailed characterization studies suggest that mast cell degranulation is not mediated via the known receptors for PACAP1-38 but rather via a still unknown receptor coupled to phospholipase C.
conclusionIt is suggested that PACAP1-38 might induce migraine via degranulation of dural mast cells via a yet unknown receptor.
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