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ArticleBrain communications2025

Association of plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor concentrations and migraine with aura: a REFORM study.

Betel Tesfay, Håkan Ashina, Rune Häckert Christensen, Haidar M Al-Khazali, William Kristian Karlsson, Faisal Mohammad Amin, Baker Nawfal Jawad, Ove Andersen, Messoud Ashina

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Article in Brain communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  5. Association between serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels and migraine: a REFORM study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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Betel TesfayDepartment of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2600, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3251-9052
Håkan AshinaDepartment of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2600, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6268-727X
Rune Häckert ChristensenDepartment of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2600, Denmark.
Haidar M Al-KhazaliDepartment of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2600, Denmark.
William Kristian KarlssonDepartment of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2600, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0339-1417
Faisal Mohammad AminDepartment of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2600, Denmark.
Baker Nawfal JawadDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark.
Ove AndersenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark.
Messoud AshinaDepartment of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2600, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) has garnered attention as a potential blood-based biomarker for low-grade chronic inflammation. However, its specific association with migraine, including its subtypes, remains to be elucidated. We sought to examine the association of plasma suPAR levels with migraine and its subtypes. In this single-centre, cross-sectional study, plasma was collected at a single time point in adults with migraine and sex-matched healthy controls from October 2020 to June 2022. The quantification of plasma suPAR levels was performed in a blinded fashion using a validated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Plasma suPAR levels were compared between participants with migraine (including subgroups) and healthy controls. Plasma samples were analysed from 634 eligible participants with migraine [mean (SD) age, 44.0 (12.2) years; 568 (89.6%) females] and 154 healthy controls [mean (SD), 41.3 (11.8%) years; 132 (86%) females]. Plasma suPAR levels were 6.7% higher (95% CI: 0.1-13.6%;

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PMCPMC11831075

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