scholarly journals Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide and brain natriuretic peptide to modulate the excitability state of trigeminal neurons: relevance to migraine pathology and treatment

2015 ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Andrea Nistri ◽  
Sandra Vilotti ◽  
Elsa Fabbretti
Keyword(s):  
Brain Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide ◽  
Related Peptide ◽  
Trigeminal Neurons ◽  
Calcitonin Gene

Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors in rat trigeminal ganglion do not control spinal trigeminal activity

2012 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oana Covasala ◽  
Sören L. Stirn ◽  
Stephanie Albrecht ◽  
Roberto De Col ◽  
Karl Messlinger
Keyword(s):  
Trigeminal Ganglion ◽  
Dura Mater ◽  
Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide ◽  
Afferent Input ◽  
Nitric Oxide Donor ◽  
Cgrp Receptor ◽  
Related Peptide ◽  
Trigeminal Neurons ◽  
Calcitonin Gene ◽  
Evoked Activity

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is regarded as a key mediator in the generation of primary headaches. CGRP receptor antagonists reduce migraine pain in clinical trials and spinal trigeminal activity in animal experiments. The site of CGRP receptor inhibition causing these effects is debated. Activation and inhibition of CGRP receptors in the trigeminal ganglion may influence the activity of trigeminal afferents and hence of spinal trigeminal neurons. In anesthetized rats extracellular activity was recorded from neurons with meningeal afferent input in the spinal trigeminal nucleus caudalis. Mechanical stimuli were applied at regular intervals to receptive fields located in the exposed cranial dura mater. α-CGRP (10−5 M), the CGRP receptor antagonist olcegepant (10−3 M), or vehicle was injected through the infraorbital canal into the trigeminal ganglion. The injection of volumes caused transient discharges, but vehicle, CGRP, or olcegepant injection was not followed by significant changes in ongoing or mechanically evoked activity. In animals pretreated intravenously with the nitric oxide donor glyceryl trinitrate (GTN, 250 μg/kg) the mechanically evoked activity decreased after injection of CGRP and increased after injection of olcegepant. In conclusion, the activity of spinal trigeminal neurons with meningeal afferent input is normally not controlled by CGRP receptor activation or inhibition in the trigeminal ganglion. CGRP receptors in the trigeminal ganglion may influence neuronal activity evoked by mechanical stimulation of meningeal afferents only after pretreatment with GTN. Since it has previously been shown that olcegepant applied to the cranial dura mater is ineffective, trigeminal activity driven by meningeal afferent input is more likely to be controlled by CGRP receptors located centrally to the trigeminal ganglion.

Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide in energy metabolism

Endocrine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Gustavo Lima ◽  
Gleuber Henrique Marques-Oliveira ◽  
Thaís Marques da Silva ◽  
Valéria Ernestânia Chaves
Keyword(s):  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide ◽  
Related Peptide ◽  
Calcitonin Gene

scholarly journals Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide in gastric hypersensitivity in rats

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (25) ◽  
pp. 2484
Author(s):  
Fei-Fei Zhang ◽  
Jian-Zhong Mo ◽  
You-Ling Lv ◽  
Sheng-Liang Chen ◽  
Ming Lv ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide ◽  
Related Peptide ◽  
Calcitonin Gene

scholarly journals Exploring Ligand Binding to Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptors

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Deganutti ◽  
Silvia Atanasio ◽  
Roxana-Maria Rujan ◽  
Patrick M. Sexton ◽  
Denise Wootten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Ligand Binding ◽  
Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide ◽  
Related Peptide ◽  
Calcitonin Gene ◽  
Approved Drugs ◽  
G Protein Coupled ◽  
Dynamic Docking ◽  
Receptor Family

Class B1 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important targets for many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. All the approved drugs for this receptor family are peptides that mimic the endogenous activating hormones. An understanding of how agonists bind and activate class B1 GPCRs is fundamental for the development of therapeutic small molecules. We combined supervised molecular dynamics (SuMD) and classic molecular dynamics (cMD) simulations to study the binding of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) to the CGRP receptor (CGRPR). We also evaluated the association and dissociation of the antagonist telcagepant from the extracellular domain (ECD) of CGRPR and the water network perturbation upon binding. This study, which represents the first example of dynamic docking of a class B1 GPCR peptide, delivers insights on several aspects of ligand binding to CGRPR, expanding understanding of the role of the ECD and the receptor-activity modifying protein 1 (RAMP1) on agonist selectivity.

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