Lowered Circannual Urinary Melatonin Concentrations in Episodic Cluster Headache

Waldenlind, Elisabet; Ekbom, Karl; Wetterberg, Lennart; Fanciullacci, M; Marabini, S.; Sicuteri, F; Polleri, A; Murialdo, Giovanni; Filippi, U.

doi:10.1046/j.1468-2982.1994.014003199.x

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“…Melatonin stimulates Thelper 1 (Th1) cell cytokines, among them interferon-γ (INF-γ) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) [28][29][30][31]. IL-2 is reported to be at lower levels in CH sufferers [32], fitting with the observation that plasma melatonin levels are also too low during a cluster period [33,34]. At night, a disruption of the Th1/melatonin signaling, caused by lower-than-normal melatonin levels, could signal the beginning of a CH attack.…”

Section: Melatonin Headache and The Clockmentioning

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Molecular chronobiology

Kyriacou¹

2000

J Headache Pain

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Recent years have seen exciting advances in the understanding of the mechanisms that underlie circadian rhythms in a variety of organisms, including mammals. Several key genes have been identified, whose products can be considered to represent bone fide clock molecules. Furthermore it appears that the same genes are important in generating rhythmic behaviour in both insects and man. There are some differences in the way these genes generate circadian output in the different taxa, but overall, the level of conservation of sequence and function is striking. The basic molecular oscillatory mechanism depends on a transcriptional/ translational negative feedback loop, in which the PERIOD proteins play a cardinal role, together with other molecules, which interact to regulate circadian gene expression. In mammals, the brain oscillator resides in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, and its location in the hypothalamic region may have implications for understanding the rhythmic nature of some headache syndromes.

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Section: Melatonin Headache and The Clockmentioning

confidence: 97%

Molecular chronobiology

Kyriacou¹

2000

J Headache Pain

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“…В ряде исследований у пациентов, страда-ющих кластерной головной болью, во время ремиссии определяется более низкий уровень мелатонина по срав-нению со здоровыми людьми [29,30]. Одной из гипотез возникновения кластерной головной боли является гипо-таламическая дисфункция [31], а применение экзогенно-го мелатонина, предположительно, может оказать поло-жительный эффект.…”

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The Role of Melatonin in the Treatment of Chronic Headache

Курганова¹,

Данилов²

2018

Med. sov.

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Мелатонин -эндогенный хронобиотик, продемонстрировавший в ряде экспериментальных и клинических работ свои аналь-гетические возможности. Он оказался эффективен при фибромиалгии, синдроме раздраженного кишечника, боли в спине и различных типах головной боли. Наиболее высокий уровень доказательности анальгетических свойств мелатонина при мигрени и кластерной головной боли. В данном обзоре рассмотрены основные работы, имеющиеся на данный момент, где мелатонин используется при первичных головных болях различного типа. Обсуждаются возможные механизмы реализации мелатонином анальгетического действия и перспективы его использования в комплексной терапии головной боли.

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“…2 Neuroendocrinologic alterations point to participation of biologic clock generators in the pathophysiology. The secretion of melatonin, which is mainly produced by the pineal gland and which plays a major role in the synchronization of the sleep/wake cycle, has been shown to be altered in CH, 3 and oral administration has been suggested for the treatment of CH. Regarding the opioidergic system, the circadian rhythm of beta-endorphin serum levels is lacking in patients with CH, 4 and opioids can alter the secretion of melatonin by the mammalian pineal gland.…”

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“…Voxels were considered to be significant if they reached a statistical threshold of p Ͻ 0.05 after correction for multiple comparisons on cluster or whole-brain level. Because we expected changes in the pineal gland and hypothalamus, small volume correction (SVC; p Ͻ 0.05) was applied on these structures (spherical volumes of interest centered around the peak coordinate, radius 10 mm, volume 4189 mm 3 ). We performed an additional statistical parametric mapping analysis (unpaired t test) of the episodic patients vs controls with identical thresholds as described for the whole patient population.…”

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Infectious mononucleosis and unilateral tongue writhing

Baalen¹,

Petersen²,

Stephani³

2006

Neurology

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Abstract-Using PET with the opioidergic ligand [11 C]diprenorphine, the authors demonstrate decreased tracer binding in the pineal gland of cluster headache patients vs healthy volunteers. Opioid receptor availability in the hypothalamus and cingulate cortex depended on the duration of the headache disorder. Therefore, the pathophysiology of cluster headache may relate to opioidergic dysfunction in circuitries generating the biologic clock. NEUROLOGY 2006;66:1108-1110 T. Sprenger, MD; F. Willoch, PhD; M. Miederer, MD; F. Schindler, MD; M. Valet, MD; A. Berthele, MD;M.E. Spilker, PhD; S. Förderreuther, MD; A. Straube, MD; I. Stangier, MS; H.J. Wester, PhD; and T.R. Tölle, MD, PhDCluster headache (CH), a lateralized headache disorder comprising periorbital pain and ipsilateral autonomic symptoms, is characterized by circadian and seasonal periodicity. The hypothalamus has been implicated in the pathogenesis of CH because this region displayed increased brain activity during attacks 1 and structural changes have been evidenced in the same area by voxel-based morphometry.2 Neuroendocrinologic alterations point to participation of biologic clock generators in the pathophysiology. The secretion of melatonin, which is mainly produced by the pineal gland and which plays a major role in the synchronization of the sleep/wake cycle, has been shown to be altered in CH, 3 and oral administration has been suggested for the treatment of CH. Regarding the opioidergic system, the circadian rhythm of beta-endorphin serum levels is lacking in patients with CH, 4 and opioids can alter the secretion of melatonin by the mammalian pineal gland. 5 We investigated CH patients by opioidergic ligand PET.Methods. Seven men with left-sided CH according to International Headache Society guidelines (six episodic and one chronic CH; mean age 46.9 years) and eight healthy men (mean age 45.3 years; group difference in age not significant in two-tailed t test: p ϭ 0.85) were investigated with [ 11 C]diprenorphine (DPN) PET. [ 11 C]DPN is a competitive nonselective opioid antagonist. All patients were in bout (i.e., in an active cluster period) but out of an acute attack at the time of the scanning. Disease duration varied from 1 to 19 years (mean 7.3 years; median 7 years). Clinical MRI was unremarkable in all patients. A pain-free period of 6 hours was mandatory, and all patients were in bout for at least 2 weeks at the time of scanning. The headache frequency was between one and three attacks per day in all patients, and patients were allowed to continue their prophylactic medication. Five patients were taking verapamil (with one of them additionally taking methysergide), one was taking a combination of ergotamine and valproate, and one was not taking any drugs. All participants gave written consent, and the study was approved by the local ethics committee and the radiation authorities.PET scans were acquired with a CTI ECAT EXACT scanner (Knoxville, TN) with a total axial field of 16.2 cm. The tracer was injected as an IV bolus (mean dose 19.2...

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Lowered Circannual Urinary Melatonin Concentrations in Episodic Cluster Headache

Cited by 64 publications

References 17 publications

Molecular chronobiology

Molecular chronobiology

The Role of Melatonin in the Treatment of Chronic Headache

Infectious mononucleosis and unilateral tongue writhing

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