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Garelja ML, Alexander TI, Bennie A, Nimick M, Petersen J, Walker CS, Hay DL. Pharmacological characterisation of erenumab, Aimovig, at two calcitonin gene-related peptide responsive receptors. Br J Pharmacol. 2024 Jan;181(1):142-161. doi: 10.1111/bph.16218. Epub 2023 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 37580864; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10840612.
Rees TA, Labastida-Ramírez A, Rubio-Beltrán E. Calcitonin/PAC(1) receptor splice variants: a blind spot in migraine research. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2023 Oct;44(10):651-663. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2023.07.003. Epub 2023 Aug 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 37543479; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10529278.
Kuburas A, Russo AF. Shared and independent roles of CGRP and PACAP in migraine pathophysiology. J Headache Pain. 2023 Apr 3;24(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s10194-023-01569-2. Review. PubMed PMID: 37009867; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10069045.
Russo AF, Hay DL. CGRP physiology, pharmacology, and therapeutic targets: migraine and beyond. Physiol Rev. 2023 Apr 1;103(2):1565-1644. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00059.2021. Epub 2022 Dec 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 36454715; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9988538.
Hendrikse ER, Rees TA, Tasma Z, Garelja ML, Siow A, Harris PWR, Pawlak JB, Caron KM, Blakeney ES, Russo AF, Sowers LP, Lutz TA, Le Foll C, Walker CS, Hay DL. Characterization of Antibodies against Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 1 (RAMP1): A Cautionary Tale. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 16;23(24). doi: 10.3390/ijms232416035. PubMed PMID: 36555690; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9787598.
Ailani J, Kaiser EA, Mathew PG, McAllister P, Russo AF, Vélez C, Ramajo AP, Abdrabboh A, Xu C, Rasmussen S, Tepper SJ. Role of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide on the Gastrointestinal Symptoms of Migraine-Clinical Considerations: A Narrative Review. Neurology. 2022 Nov 7;99(19):841-853. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201332. Review. PubMed PMID: 36127137; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9651456.
Garelja ML, Hay DL. A narrative review of the calcitonin peptide family and associated receptors as migraine targets: Calcitonin gene-related peptide and beyond. Headache. 2022 Oct;62(9):1093-1104. doi: 10.1111/head.14388. Epub 2022 Oct 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 36226379; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9613588.
Wang M, Tutt JO, Dorricott NO, Parker KL, Russo AF, Sowers LP. Involvement of the cerebellum in migraine. Front Syst Neurosci. 2022;16:984406. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2022.984406. eCollection 2022. Review. PubMed PMID: 36313527; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9608746.
Rea BJ, Davison A, Ketcha MJ, Smith KJ, Fairbanks AM, Wattiez AS, Poolman P, Kardon RH, Russo AF, Sowers LP. Automated detection of squint as a sensitive assay of sex-dependent calcitonin gene-related peptide and amylin-induced pain in mice. Pain. 2022 Aug 1;163(8):1511-1519. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002537. Epub 2021 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 34772897; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9085964.
Wang M, Castonguay WC, Duong TL, Huebner MW, Flinn HC, Greenway AM, Russo AF, Sowers LP. Stimulation of CGRP-expressing neurons in the medial cerebellar nucleus induces light and touch sensitivity in mice. Neurobiol Pain. 2022 Aug-Dec;12:100098. doi: 10.1016/j.ynpai.2022.100098. eCollection 2022 Aug-Dec. PubMed PMID: 35782531; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9240374.
Hendrikse ER, Rees TA, Tasma Z, Le Foll C, Lutz TA, Siow A, Wookey PJ, Walker CS, Hay DL. Calcitonin receptor antibody validation and expression in the rodent brain. Cephalalgia. 2022 Aug;42(9):815-826. doi: 10.1177/03331024221084029. Epub 2022 Apr 11. PubMed PMID: 35410497; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9441190.
Brain SD, Russo AF, Hay DL. Editorial: Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide: Novel Biology and Treatments. Front Physiol. 2022;13:964568. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.964568. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35928563; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9344364.
Rees TA, Russo AF, O'Carroll SJ, Hay DL, Walker CS. CGRP and the Calcitonin Receptor are Co-Expressed in Mouse, Rat and Human Trigeminal Ganglia Neurons. Front Physiol. 2022;13:860037. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.860037. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35620595; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9128745.
Wang M, Duong TL, Rea BJ, Waite JS, Huebner MW, Flinn HC, Russo AF, Sowers LP. CGRP Administration Into the Cerebellum Evokes Light Aversion, Tactile Hypersensitivity, and Nociceptive Squint in Mice. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2022;3:861598. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2022.861598. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35547239; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9082264.
Balcziak LK, Russo AF. Dural Immune Cells, CGRP, and Migraine. Front Neurol. 2022;13:874193. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.874193. eCollection 2022. Review. PubMed PMID: 35432179; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9009415.
Klomp A, Omichi R, Iwasa Y, Smith RJ, Usachev YM, Russo AF, Narayanan NS, Lee A. The voltage-gated Ca2+ channel subunit α2δ-4 regulates locomotor behavior and sensorimotor gating in mice. PLoS One. 2022;17(3):e0263197. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263197. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35353835; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8967030.
Garelja ML, Bower RL, Brimble MA, Chand S, Harris PWR, Jamaluddin MA, Petersen J, Siow A, Walker CS, Hay DL. Pharmacological characterisation of mouse calcitonin and calcitonin receptor-like receptors reveals differences compared with human receptors. Br J Pharmacol. 2022 Feb;179(3):416-434. doi: 10.1111/bph.15628. Epub 2021 Oct 15. PubMed PMID: 34289083; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8776895.
Rees TA, Hendrikse ER, Hay DL, Walker CS. Beyond CGRP: The calcitonin peptide family as targets for migraine and pain. Br J Pharmacol. 2022 Feb;179(3):381-399. doi: 10.1111/bph.15605. Epub 2021 Jul 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 34187083; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9441195.
Blumenfeld A, Durham PL, Feoktistov A, Hay DL, Russo AF, Turner I. Hypervigilance, Allostatic Load, and Migraine Prevention: Antibodies to CGRP or Receptor. Neurol Ther. 2021 Dec;10(2):469-497. doi: 10.1007/s40120-021-00250-7. Epub 2021 Jun 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 34076848; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8571459.
Wang M, Mason BN, Sowers LP, Kuburas A, Rea BJ, Russo AF. Investigating Migraine-Like Behavior Using Light Aversion in Mice. J Vis Exp. 2021 Aug 11;(174). doi: 10.3791/62839. PubMed PMID: 34459825; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8428768.
Wattiez AS, Gaul OJ, Kuburas A, Zorrilla E, Waite JS, Mason BN, Castonguay WC, Wang M, Robertson BR, Russo AF. CGRP induces migraine-like symptoms in mice during both the active and inactive phases. J Headache Pain. 2021 Jun 30;22(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01277-9. PubMed PMID: 34193048; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8243868.
Ghanizada H, Al-Karagholi MA, Walker CS, Arngrim N, Rees T, Petersen J, Siow A, Mørch-Rasmussen M, Tan S, O'Carroll SJ, Harris P, Skovgaard LT, Jørgensen NR, Brimble M, Waite JS, Rea BJ, Sowers LP, Russo AF, Hay DL, Ashina M. Amylin Analog Pramlintide Induces Migraine-like Attacks in Patients. Ann Neurol. 2021 Jun;89(6):1157-1171. doi: 10.1002/ana.26072. Epub 2021 Apr 8. PubMed PMID: 33772845; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8486152.
Rea B, Sowers L, Davison A, Fairbanks A, Wattiez A, Poolman P, Kardon R, Russo A. Female mice exhibit a more sensitive automated squint response to pain induced by CGRP and amylin. [preprint]. 2021 May. doi: 10.1101/2021.05.26.445893.
Kuburas A, Mason BN, Hing B, Wattiez AS, Reis AS, Sowers LP, Moldovan Loomis C, Garcia-Martinez LF, Russo AF. PACAP Induces Light Aversion in Mice by an Inheritable Mechanism Independent of CGRP. J Neurosci. 2021 May 26;41(21):4697-4715. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2200-20.2021. Epub 2021 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 33846231; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8260237.
Rees TA, Hay DL, Walker CS. Amylin antibodies frequently display cross-reactivity with CGRP: characterization of eight amylin antibodies. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2021 May 1;320(5):R697-R703. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00338.2020. Epub 2021 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 33565362; NIHMSID:NIHMS1832621.
Wattiez AS, Castonguay WC, Gaul OJ, Waite JS, Schmidt CM, Reis AS, Rea BJ, Sowers LP, Cintrón-Pérez CJ, Vázquez-Rosa E, Pieper AA, Russo AF. Different forms of traumatic brain injuries cause different tactile hypersensitivity profiles. Pain. 2021 Apr 1;162(4):1163-1175. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002103. PubMed PMID: 33027220; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8008742.
Mason BN, Wattiez AS, Balcziak LK, Kuburas A, Kutschke WJ, Russo AF. Vascular actions of peripheral CGRP in migraine-like photophobia in mice. Cephalalgia. 2020 Dec;40(14):1585-1604. doi: 10.1177/0333102420949173. Epub 2020 Aug 18. PubMed PMID: 32811179; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7785273.
von Mentzer B, Russo AF, Zhang Z, Kuburas A, Killoran PM, D'Aloisio V, Nizic L, Capel V, Kendall DA, Coxon CR, Hutcheon GA. A CGRP receptor antagonist peptide formulated for nasal administration to treat migraine. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2020 Oct;72(10):1352-1360. doi: 10.1111/jphp.13317. Epub 2020 Jun 25. PubMed PMID: 32588458; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7486274.
Sowers LP, Wang M, Rea BJ, Taugher RJ, Kuburas A, Kim Y, Wemmie JA, Walker CS, Hay DL, Russo AF. Stimulation of Posterior Thalamic Nuclei Induces Photophobic Behavior in Mice. Headache. 2020 Oct;60(9):1961-1981. doi: 10.1111/head.13917. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 32750230; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7604789.
Wattiez AS, O'Shea SA, Ten Eyck P, Sowers LP, Recober A, Russo AF, Fattal D. Patients With Vestibular Migraine are More Likely to Have Occipital Headaches than those With Migraine Without Vestibular Symptoms. Headache. 2020 Sep;60(8):1581-1591. doi: 10.1111/head.13898. Epub 2020 Jul 25. PubMed PMID: 32712960; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7771256.
Kuburas A, Mason B, Hing B, Reis A, Sowers L, Moldovan Loomis C, Garcia-Martinez L, Russo A. PACAP induces light aversion in mice by an inheritable mechanism independent of CGRP. [preprint]. 2020 August. doi: 10.1101/2020.08.20.255968.
Sowers L, Wang M, Rea B, Taugher R, Kuburas A, Kim Y, Wemmie J, Walker C, Hay D, Russo A. Stimulation of Posterior Thalamic Nuclei Induces Photophobic Behavior in Mice. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 2020 August; 60(9):1961-1981. doi: 10.1111/head.13917.
Messlinger K, Balcziak LK, Russo AF. Cross-talk signaling in the trigeminal ganglion: role of neuropeptides and other mediators. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2020 Apr;127(4):431-444. doi: 10.1007/s00702-020-02161-7. Epub 2020 Feb 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 32088764; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7148261.
Wattiez AS, Sowers LP, Russo AF. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP): role in migraine pathophysiology and therapeutic targeting. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2020 Feb;24(2):91-100. doi: 10.1080/14728222.2020.1724285. Epub 2020 Feb 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 32003253; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7050542.
Messlinger K, Russo AF. Current understanding of trigeminal ganglion structure and function in headache. Cephalalgia. 2019 Nov;39(13):1661-1674. doi: 10.1177/0333102418786261. Epub 2018 Jul 10. Review. PubMed PMID: 29989427; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7007999.
Sabharwal R, Mason BN, Kuburas A, Abboud FM, Russo AF, Chapleau MW. Increased receptor activity-modifying protein 1 in the nervous system is sufficient to protect against autonomic dysregulation and hypertension. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2019 Apr;39(4):690-703. doi: 10.1177/0271678X17751352. Epub 2018 Jan 3. PubMed PMID: 29297736; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6446426.
Wang Y, Tye AE, Zhao J, Ma D, Raddant AC, Bu F, Spector BL, Winslow NK, Wang M, Russo AF. Induction of calcitonin gene-related peptide expression in rats by cortical spreading depression. Cephalalgia. 2019 Mar;39(3):333-341. doi: 10.1177/0333102416678388. Epub 2016 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 27919019; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5461204.
Close LN, Eftekhari S, Wang M, Charles AC, Russo AF. Cortical spreading depression as a site of origin for migraine: Role of CGRP. Cephalalgia. 2019 Mar;39(3):428-434. doi: 10.1177/0333102418774299. Epub 2018 Apr 25. Review. PubMed PMID: 29695168; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7007998.
Russo AF. CGRP-based Migraine Therapeutics: How Might They Work, Why So Safe, and What Next?. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2019 Feb 8;2(1):2-8. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.8b00036. Epub 2018 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 31559394; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6761833.
Vuralli D, Wattiez AS, Russo AF, Bolay H. Behavioral and cognitive animal models in headache research. J Headache Pain. 2019 Jan 31;20(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s10194-019-0963-6. Review. PubMed PMID: 30704400; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6734244.
Wattiez AS, Wang M, Russo AF. CGRP in Animal Models of Migraine. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2019;255:85-107. doi: 10.1007/164_2018_187. Review. PubMed PMID: 30689086; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7008000.
Rea BJ, Wattiez AS, Waite JS, Castonguay WC, Schmidt CM, Fairbanks AM, Robertson BR, Brown CJ, Mason BN, Moldovan-Loomis MC, Garcia-Martinez LF, Poolman P, Ledolter J, Kardon RH, Sowers LP, Russo AF. Peripherally administered calcitonin gene-related peptide induces spontaneous pain in mice: implications for migraine. Pain. 2018 Nov;159(11):2306-2317. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001337. PubMed PMID: 29994995; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6193822.
Mason BN, Russo AF. Vascular Contributions to Migraine: Time to Revisit?. Front Cell Neurosci. 2018;12:233. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00233. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30127722; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6088188.
Walker CS, Raddant AC, Woolley MJ, Russo AF, Hay DL. CGRP receptor antagonist activity of olcegepant depends on the signalling pathway measured. Cephalalgia. 2018 Mar;38(3):437-451. doi: 10.1177/0333102417691762. Epub 2017 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 28165287; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5494006.
Russo A. CGRP in the 21st century: A well-aged and blended peptide. Neuropeptides. 2017 October; 65:133-. doi: 10.1016/j.npep.2017.02.017.
Kaiser EA, Rea BJ, Kuburas A, Kovacevich BR, Garcia-Martinez LF, Recober A, Russo AF. Anti-CGRP antibodies block CGRP-induced diarrhea in mice. Neuropeptides. 2017 Aug;64:95-99. doi: 10.1016/j.npep.2016.11.004. Epub 2016 Nov 14. PubMed PMID: 27865545; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5429995.
Sowers L, Tye A, Russo A. Lessons Learned from CGRP Mutant Mice. In: Dalkara T, Moskowitz M, editors. Neurobiological Basis of Migraine [Internet] Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2017-07. 175-188p. Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118967225.ch10.
Bohn KJ, Li B, Huang X, Mason BN, Wattiez AS, Kuburas A, Walker CS, Yang P, Yu J, Heinz BA, Johnson KW, Russo AF. CGRP receptor activity in mice with global expression of human receptor activity modifying protein 1. Br J Pharmacol. 2017 Jun;174(12):1826-1840. doi: 10.1111/bph.13783. Epub 2017 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 28317098; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5446571.
Russo AF. Overview of Neuropeptides: Awakening the Senses?. Headache. 2017 May;57 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):37-46. doi: 10.1111/head.13084. Review. PubMed PMID: 28485842; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5424629.
Russo A. Overview of Neuropeptides: Awakening the Senses?. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 2017 May; 57:37-46. doi: 10.1111/head.13084.
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