Glutamate may play an important role in the pathogenesis of migraine: glutamate release in the brain may be involved in the development of spreading depression and increased concentrations of this amino acid have been reported in plasma and platelets from migraine patients. Here we assessed platelet glutamate uptake and release in 25 patients affected by migraine with aura (MA) and 25 patients affected by migraine without aura (MoA), comparing the results with a group of 20 healthy matched controls. Both glutamate release from stimulated platelets and plasma concentrations of the amino acid were assessed by high-performance liquid chromatography, and were increased in both types of migraine, although more markedly in MA. Platelet glutamate uptake, assessed as 3H-glutamate intake, was increased in MA, while it was reduced in MoA with respect to the control group. These results support the view that MA might involve different pathophysiological mechanisms from MoA and, specifically, up-regulation of the glutamatergic metabolism. Understanding these dysfunctional pathways could lead to new, possibly more successful therapeutic approaches to the management of migraine

Vaccaro, M., Riva, C., Tremolizzo, L., Longoni, M., Aliprandi, A., Agostoni, E., et al. (2007). Platelet glutamate uptake and release in migraine with and without aura. CEPHALALGIA, 27(1), 35-40 [10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01234.x].

Platelet glutamate uptake and release in migraine with and without aura

TREMOLIZZO, LUCIO;RIGAMONTI, ANDREA;FERRARESE, CARLO
2007

Abstract

Glutamate may play an important role in the pathogenesis of migraine: glutamate release in the brain may be involved in the development of spreading depression and increased concentrations of this amino acid have been reported in plasma and platelets from migraine patients. Here we assessed platelet glutamate uptake and release in 25 patients affected by migraine with aura (MA) and 25 patients affected by migraine without aura (MoA), comparing the results with a group of 20 healthy matched controls. Both glutamate release from stimulated platelets and plasma concentrations of the amino acid were assessed by high-performance liquid chromatography, and were increased in both types of migraine, although more markedly in MA. Platelet glutamate uptake, assessed as 3H-glutamate intake, was increased in MA, while it was reduced in MoA with respect to the control group. These results support the view that MA might involve different pathophysiological mechanisms from MoA and, specifically, up-regulation of the glutamatergic metabolism. Understanding these dysfunctional pathways could lead to new, possibly more successful therapeutic approaches to the management of migraine
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
glutamate uptake, migraine, platelet
English
2007
27
1
35
40
none
Vaccaro, M., Riva, C., Tremolizzo, L., Longoni, M., Aliprandi, A., Agostoni, E., et al. (2007). Platelet glutamate uptake and release in migraine with and without aura. CEPHALALGIA, 27(1), 35-40 [10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01234.x].
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