摘要
Mostmigrainepatientssufferfromcutaneousallodynia;however,theunderlyingmechanismsareunclear.Calcitoningene-relatedpeptide(CGRP)playsanimportantroleinthepathophysiologyofmigraine,anditistherefore,apotentialtherapeutictargetfortreatingthepain.Inthepresentstudy,aratmodelofconsciousmigraine,inducedbyrepeatedelectricalstimulationofthesuperiorsagittalsinus,wasestablishedandtreatedwithelectroacupunctureatFengchi(GB20)(depthof2–3mm,frequencyof2/15Hz,intensityof0.5–1.0mA,15minutes/day,for7consecutivedays).ElectroacupunctureatGB20significantlyalleviatedthedecreaseinhindpawandfacialwithdrawalthresholdsandsignificantlylessenedtheincreaseinthelevelsofCGRPinthetrigeminalganglion,trigeminalnucleuscaudalisandventroposteriormedialthalamicnucleusinratswithmigraine.NoCGRP-positivecellsweredetectedinthetrigeminalnucleuscaudalisorventroposteriormedialthalamicnucleusbyimmunofluorescence.Ourfindingssuggestthatelectroacupuncturetreatmentamelioratesmigrainepainandassociatedcutaneousallodyniabymodulatingthetrigeminovascularsystemascendingpathway,atleastinpartbyinhibitingCGRPexpressioninthetrigeminalganglion.
出版日期
2017年05月15日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
