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01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract
EHMTI-0093. Investigation of 5-HT2B receptor pathways with relevance to a mouse migraine model
Authors:
M Kremser, A Hunfeld, H Lübbert
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
Recent research raises the question whether the serotonin 2B receptor (5-HT2B) plays a role in the pathogenesis of migraine. Clinical studies revealed that the 5-HT2B/2C agonist meta-Chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) induces migraine-like headache more likely in migraineurs than in subjects without a history of migraine. We therefore developed an animal model for chronic migraine, where we are able to induce a neurogenic inflammation in the dura mater of hypoxic mice with 5-HT2B agonists. This inflammation can be blocked by specific 5-HT2B inhibitors. …