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Preface to the Series
Preface
1 Migraine Pain Originates from Blood Vessels 3
2 Neuropeptide Analysis: Past, Present, and Future 11
3 Discussion Summary: General Aspects of Messenger Molecules: Localization, Methods for Measurement, Receptors, and Second Messengers 17
4 Messenger Molecules in the Cranial Sympathetic Nervous System 21
5 Messenger Molecules in the Cranial Parasympathetic Nervous System 37
6 Messenger Molecules in the Cranial Sensory Nervous System 47
7 Endothelial Messengers and Cerebral Vascular Tone Regulation 61
8 Discussion Summary: Messenger Molecules in Cranial Blood Vessels 73
9 Messenger Molecules Involved in Sensitization of Peripheral Nerve Endings 79
10 Messenger Molecules Involved in Central Sensitization 89
11 Messenger Molecules Involved in Sensitization at Supraspinal Levels 99
12 An Epidemiological Study on the Activity of Cannabis in Idiopathic Headache 107
13 Activation of Cutaneous Afferent Neurons by Adenosine Triphosphate in the Neonatal Rat Tail-Spinal Cord Preparation in Vitro 111
14 Cortical Spreading Depression Does Not Activate Trigeminal C Fibers 117
15 Systemic Nitroglycerin Activates Catecholaminergic, Neuropeptidergic, and Nitric Oxide Pathways in the Rat Brain 123
16 Discussion Summary: Role of Messenger Molecules in Pain Processing 131
17 Amines and Amino Acids in Migraine 139
18 Amines, Purines, and Amino Acids in Tension-Type Headache and Cluster Headache 145
19 Effects of Migraine Treatments on Amines and Amino Acid Messenger Molecules 153
20 Systemic Administration of m-Chlorophenylpiperazine Does Not Induce Fos Expression in the Rat Trigeminal Nucleus Caudalis 161
21 Release of Histamine from Dural Mast Cells by Substance P and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Effect of Sumatriptan 167
22 Variability of Vascular Receptors on the Human Cerebral Arteries as Determined in Vitro 173
23 Variability of the Vascular [alpha]-Adrenoceptor on Human Omental Vessels: An in Vitro Study 177
24 A Study on Hormonal Responses and Painful Attacks Induced by m-Chlorophenylpiperazine in Cluster Headache Patients during Cluster Period 181
25 Discussion Summary: Involvement of Amines and Amino Acids in Primary Headache 187
26 Opioid Peptides in Primary Headaches 193
27 Nonopioid Peptides in Migraine and Cluster Headache 201
28 Increased Plasma Level of Endothelin-1 in Cluster Headache 211
29 Plasma Homocysteine Levels in Primary Headache 215
30 Endothelin-B Receptors in Human Temporal Artery 219
31 Presence of Contractile Endothelin-A and Dilatory Endothelin-B Receptors in Human Cerebral Arteries 223
32 Evidence for Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide-1 Receptors in Human Cranial Arteries 229
33 Discussion Summary: Involvement of Neuropeptides in Primary Headaches 235
34 Nitroxidergic Nerve in Cranial Arteries 241
35 Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation and Inhibition in Migraine 247
36 The Nitric Oxide Hypothesis of Migraine and Other Vascular Headaches 255
37 Normal Radial Artery Dilation during Reactive Hyperemia in Migraine without Aura 267
38 Effect of the Nitric Oxide Donor Glyceryl Trinitrate on Nociceptive Thresholds in Humans 273
39 Nitric Oxide as the Final Mediator of Headaches Induced by Central and Peripheral Serotoninergic Mechanisms 279
40 Spreading Depression Evokes a Quantity of Release of Cortical Nitric Oxide Not Correlated to a Change in Pial Artery Diameter or Regional Pial Cerebral Blood Flux 283
41 Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Nitric Oxide Donor Migraine 287
42 Endothelium-Dependent Mechanics of Nitric Oxide Donor Migraine 291
43 5-Hydroxytryptamine[subscript 1] Agonists Inhibit the Activity of Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase in Guinea Pig Cerebral Vessels 297
44 Discussion Summary: Involvement of Nitric Oxide-Cyclic GMP Pathway Products in Primary Headaches 303
Subject Index 307