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AIM:To clarify whether the vasoconstrictory response is impaired and to study vascular function in patients with migraine during the headache attack.METHODS:We studied vascular reactivity in the resistance arteries by using the forearm perfusion technique associated with plethysmography.We measuredforearm blood flow by strain-gauge plethysmography during intra-brachial infusion of acetylcholine,sodium nitroprusside or norepinephrine in 11 controls and 13patients with migraine,11 of them(M) in the interval between the migraine attacks and 4 during a headache attack(MH).Written informed consent was obtained from patients and healthy controls,and the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Federico Ⅱ.RESULTS:Compared to healthy control subjects,in patients with migraine studied during the interictal period,the vasodilating effect of acetylcholine,that acts through the stimulation of endothelial cells and the release of nitric oxide,was markedly reduced,but became normal during the headache attack(P<0.05by analysis of variance).The response to nitroprusside,which directly relaxes vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMCs),was depressed in patients with migraine studied during the interictal period,but normal during the headache attack(P<0.005).During norepinephrine infusion,forearm blood flow decreased in control subjects(-40% ± 5%,P<0.001).In contrast,in patients with migraine,either when studied during or free of the headache attack forearm blood flow did not change compared to the baseline value(-3%±13% and-10.4%±15%,P>0.05).CONCLUSION:In migrainers,the impaired relaxation of VSMCs is restored during the headache attack.The vasoconstrictory response is impaired and remains unchanged during the migraine attack.
AIM: To clarify whether the vasoconstrictory response is impaired and to study vascular function in patients with migraine during the headache attack. METHODS: We studied vascular reactivity in the resistance arteries by using the forearm perfusion technique associated with plethysmography. We measuredforearm blood flow by strain -gauge plethysmography during intra-brachial infusion of acetylcholine, sodium nitroprusside or norepinephrine in 11 controls and 13 patients with migraine, 11 of them (M) in the interval between the migraine attacks and 4 during a headache attack (MH) obtained from patients and healthy controls, and the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Federico II .RESULTS: Compared to healthy control subjects, in patients with migraine studies during the interictal period, the vasodilating effect of acetylcholine, that acts through the stimulation of endothelial cells and the release of nitric oxide, was markedly reduced, but became no The response to nitroprusside, which directly relaxes vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), was depressed in patients with migraine study during the interictal period, but normal during the headache attack (P <0.05 by analysis of variance) P <0.001) .In contrast, in patients with migraine, either when studied during or free of the headache attack forearm blood flow (-40% ± 5%, P <0.001) did not change compared to the baseline value (-3% ± 13% and-10.4% ± 15%, P> 0.05) .CONCLUSION: In migrainers, the impaired relaxation of VSMCs is restored during the headache attack. vasoconstrictory response is impaired and remains unchanged during the migraine attack.