Trial reportThe journal of headache and pain2023
The effect of Lu AG09222 on PACAP38- and VIP-induced vasodilation, heart rate increase, and headache in healthy subjects: an interventional, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study.
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Interventional, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled Study Investigating the Effect of Lu AG09222 on PACAP38- and VIP-induced Vasodilation, Heart Rate Increase, and Headache in Healthy Subjects
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- The 200 most influential publications in migraine research: a bibliometric mapping of the intellectual landscape.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Second messenger signalling bypasses CGRP receptor blockade to provoke migraine attacks in humans.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2023Trial
- Pharmacological mechanisms underlying neurovascular alterations related to resistant and refractory migraine: CGRP pathways and beyond.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Review
- Decoding the Neurological Connection Between Rosacea and Migraines: Exploring Shared Mechanisms.Cureus · 2026Review
- Activation and sensitization of meningeal nociceptors by PACAP-38: implications for migraine headache.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Current Trends in Management of Migraine: A Review of Current Practice and Recent Advances.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2026Review
- Epigenetics in migraine: the Junior Editorial Board Members' vision.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Review
- The vessel-to-neuron trigeminovascular hypothesis of migraine pathogenesis - the 'pro' argument.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Review
- Activation of δ-opioid receptors blocks allodynia in a model of headache induced by PACAP.British journal of pharmacology · 2025Article
- Spatial analysis of a complete DIPG-infiltrated brainstem reveals novel ligand-receptor mediators of tumour-to-TME crosstalk.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2025Article
- CamKIIα and VPAC1 Expressions in the Caudal Trigeminal Nucleus of Rats After Systemic Nitroglycerin Treatment: Interaction with Anandamide.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide signalling as a therapeutic target in migraine.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2024Review
- Harnessing Miniscope Imaging in Freely Moving Animals to Unveil Migraine Pathophysiology and Validate Novel Therapeutic Strategies.Synapse (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Review
- Continuing evolution of migraine-specific therapies - targeting migraine with precision and persistence.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2024Article
- Hallmarks of primary headache: part 1 - migraine.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Review
- Pituitary cyclase-activating polypeptide targeted treatments for the treatment of primary headache disorders.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2024Review
- PACAP-38 and sex hormones in women with migraine: exploratory analysis of a cross-sectional, matched cohort study.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Article
- Understanding the Biological Relationship between Migraine and Depression.Biomolecules · 2024Review
- Advances in understanding migraine pathophysiology: a bench to bedside review of research insights and therapeutics.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), structurally related to vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), is one of the important mediators in the pathogenesis of migraine and is known to dilate cranial arteries and induce headache and migraine. Our objective was to determine whether Lu AG09222-an investigational humanized monoclonal antibody directed against PACAP ligand-would inhibit the PACAP-signaling cascade by abolishing its vasodilatory and headache-inducing abilities.
methodsIn a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, single-dose, placebo-controlled study of Lu AG09222, healthy volunteers aged 18-45 years without history of headache disorders were randomly allocated to three treatment sequences (1:2:2) on two experimental infusion visits with 9 ± 3 days' interval: placebo + saline + saline (n = 5), placebo + PACAP38 + VIP (n = 10), and Lu AG09222 + PACAP38 + VIP (n = 10). The primary outcome measure was area under the curve (AUC) of the change in superficial temporal artery (STA) diameter from 0 to 120 min after start of infusion of PACAP38. The study was conducted at the Danish Headache Center in Copenhagen, Denmark.
resultsIn participants who received Lu AG09222 + PACAP38 infusion, there was a significantly lower STA diameter (mean (SE) [95% CI] AUC ‒35.4 (4.32) [‒44.6, ‒26.3] mm × min; P < 0.0001) compared to participants who received placebo + PACAP38 infusion. Secondary and explorative analysis revealed that PACAP38 infusion induced an increase in facial blood flow, heart rate and mild headache, and indicated that these PACAP38-induced responses were inhibited by Lu AG09222.
conclusionsThis proof-of-mechanism study demonstrated that Lu AG09222 inhibited PACAP38-induced cephalic vasodilation and increases in heart rate, and reduced concomitant headache. Lu AG09222 may be a potential therapy against migraine and other PACAP-mediated diseases.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04976309. Registration date: July 19, 2021.
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