ReviewThe journal of headache and pain2021
Migraine and neuroinflammation: the inflammasome perspective.
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133 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 319 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Migraine and the risk of glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Mapping the immune and epigenetic landscape of medication-overuse headache (MOH): a systematic review.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
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- Gut microbiota-derived trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and its association with neuroinflammation in migraine.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Value of Neurofilament Light Chain and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein in Differentiating Primary From Serious Secondary Headache.European journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Migraine and auditory dysfunction: beyond comorbidity.Journal of neurology · 2026Review
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- Migraine and menopause as converging factors in brain vulnerability: a hypothesis-driven perspective.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Review
- Pharmacological mechanisms underlying neurovascular alterations related to resistant and refractory migraine: CGRP pathways and beyond.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Review
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- Reduced thalamic glutathione in migraine: a MEGA-PRESS spectroscopy study.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Nitric Oxide, Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in Migraine: Recent Advances and Molecular Mechanisms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Mechanistic investigation of HMGB1 in an in vitro model of the trigeminovascular system under migraine-like conditions.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- TREM2 contributes to central sensitization through PI3K/Akt/mTOR-mediated autophagic dysfunction in a rat model of vestibular migraine.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundNeuroinflammation has an important role in the pathophysiology of migraine, which is a complex neuro-glio-vascular disorder. The main aim of this review is to highlight findings of cortical spreading depolarization (CSD)-induced neuroinflammatory signaling in brain parenchyma from the inflammasome perspective. In addition, we discuss the limited data of the contribution of inflammasomes to other aspects of migraine pathophysiology, foremost the activation of the trigeminovascular system and thereby the generation of migraine pain. MAIN BODY: Inflammasomes are signaling multiprotein complexes and key components of the innate immune system. Their activation causes the production of inflammatory cytokines that can stimulate trigeminal neurons and are thus relevant to the generation of migraine pain. The contribution of inflammasome activation to pain signaling has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Nucleotide-binding domain (NOD)-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) is the best characterized inflammasome and there is emerging evidence of its role in a variety of inflammatory pain conditions, including migraine. In this review, we discuss, from an inflammasome point of view, cortical spreading depolarization (CSD)-induced neuroinflammatory signaling in brain parenchyma, the connection with genetic factors that make the brain vulnerable to CSD, and the relation of the inflammasome with diseases that are co-morbid with migraine, including stroke, epilepsy, and the possible links with COVID-19 infection.
conclusionNeuroinflammatory pathways, specifically those involving inflammasome proteins, seem promising candidates as treatment targets, and perhaps even biomarkers, in migraine.
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