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Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 1/2024

Open Access 11-03-2024 | Migraine | Review

The glymphatic system in migraine and other headaches

Authors: Maria Grazia Vittorini, Aysenur Sahin, Antonin Trojan, Sevil Yusifli, Tamta Alashvili, Gonçalo V. Bonifácio, Ketevan Paposhvili, Viktoria Tischler, Christian Lampl, Simona Sacco, on behalf of the School of Advanced Studies of the European Headache Federation (EHF-SAS)

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Glymphatic system is an emerging pathway of removing metabolic waste products and toxic solutes from the brain tissue. It is made of a network of perivascular spaces, filled in cerebrospinal and interstitial fluid, encompassing penetrating and pial vessels and communicating with the subarachnoid space. It is separated from vessels by the blood brain barrier and from brain tissue by the endfeet of the astrocytes rich in aquaporin 4, a membrane protein which controls the water flow along the perivascular space. Animal models and magnetic resonance (MR) studies allowed to characterize the glymphatic system function and determine how its impairment could lead to numerous neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, sleep disturbances, migraine, idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus). This review aims to summarize the role of the glymphatic system in the pathophysiology of migraine in order to provide new ways of approaching to this disease and to its therapy.
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Metadata
Title
The glymphatic system in migraine and other headaches
Authors
Maria Grazia Vittorini
Aysenur Sahin
Antonin Trojan
Sevil Yusifli
Tamta Alashvili
Gonçalo V. Bonifácio
Ketevan Paposhvili
Viktoria Tischler
Christian Lampl
Simona Sacco
on behalf of the School of Advanced Studies of the European Headache Federation (EHF-SAS)
Publication date
11-03-2024
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-024-01741-2

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